Kolda region

Kolda region

*Région de Kolda* (French)
*Diiwaanu Koldaa* (Wolof)
Kolda region Région de Kolda (French); Diiwaanu Koldaa (Wolof)
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
Country	Senegal
Capital	Kolda
Départements	List Kolda; Médina Yoro Foulah; Vélingara;
Area
• Total	13,771 km2 (5,317 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Total	916,513
• Density	67/km2 (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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