Dagana Department, Senegal

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Dagana is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the three departments of the north-western region of Saint-Louis. The capital is Dagana.

There are five communes; Dagana, Richard Toll, Rosso (Senegal), Gaé and Ross Béthio

Rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise:

  • Mbane Arrondissement:
    • Bokhol.
    • Mbane
  • Ndiaye Arrondissement:
    • Ngnith
    • Diama
    • Ronkh

Historic sites

Baron Roger’s Folly

  • Fort of Dagana
  • Water factory of Mbakhana
  • The Residence at Richard Toll known as Baron Roger’s Folly (or Chateau)

 

In popular culture

The Siren of Good Intentions a novel by J. E. Mooney, ISBN 978-1733182911. Mooney was a Peace Corps volunteer in Bokhol in the mid-1970s.