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 edit
On March 25, 1851, the leaders of Kagnout permanently ceded the island of Carabane to France.[1]
Administration edit
The village is part of the rural community of Mlomp in Oussouye, Ziguinchor.
Geography edit
The 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.