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| Kolda region
Région de Kolda (French) Diiwaanu Koldaa (Wolof) | |
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| Region | |
 Location of Kolda in Senegal | |
 Kolda région, divided into three départements | |
| Coordinates: 13°05′N 14°49′W / 13.083°N 14.817°W / 13.083; -14.817 | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Capital | Kolda |
| Départements | List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,771 km (5,317 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 916,513 |
| • Density | 67/km (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.443 low · 7th |
Kolda is a region of Senegal (regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions). It is also referred to historically and popularly as Haute Casamance.
It's one of the 14 regions of the country and is located in the south. It shares borders with Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia and its fellow regions of Sédhiou and Tambacounda.
Departments
Kolda region is divided into three departments:
References
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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