Kagnout (also called Cagnout or Cagnut) is a village in Casamance, Senegal. It is located near the left bank of the estuary of the Casamance River. It is part of the rural community of Mlomp, in the district of Loudia Ouoloff, the department of Oussouye and the region of Ziguinchor. Administratively, it is made up of three official villages: Cagnoute Bouhibane, Cagnoute Ebrouaye and Cagnoute Houyoho.
Kagnout
Cagnout, Cagnut | |
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Village | |
  Kagnout | |
| Coordinates: 12°32′56″N 16°37′40″W / 12.54889°N 16.62778°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Ziguinchor |
| Department | Oussouye |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
History
editOn March 25, 1851, the leaders of Kagnout permanently ceded the island of Carabane to France.[1]
Administration
editThe village is part of the rural community of Mlomp in Oussouye, Ziguinchor.
Geography
editThe nearest towns are Carabane, Hitou, Kabounkoute, Niomoune, Loudia Diola, Mlomp, and Samatit.
Bibliography
edit- Muriel Scibilia (2003). La Casamance ouvre ses cases. Tourisme au Sénégal (in French). L’Harmattan. p. 174. ISBN 2-85802-676-9.
- Louis-Vincent Thomas (1958). Les Diola. Essai d’analyse fonctionnelle sur une population de Basse-Casamance (in French). Dakar: IFAN, Université de Dakar. p. 821.
References
edit- ^ Jules de Clerq (1987). "Traité conclu à Elinkine, le 25 mars 1851, entre la France et les chefs de Cagnut, pour une cession de territoire". Recueil des traités de la France (1713-1906) (in French). Leiden.