Dagana department, Senegal

Dagana is one of the 46 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

• 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, . Mooney was a Peace Corps volunteer in Bokhol in the mid-1970s.

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