Gossas Department

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Gossas
Department
Location in the Fatick Region
Country	Senegal
Region	Fatick Region
Capital	Gossas
Area
• Total	1,080 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)[1]
• Total	123,167
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Gossas Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Fatick Region on the west coast.

Within the department lies one commune, the town of Gossas.

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

• Arrondissement of Colobane:
  • Colobane [fr]
  • Mbar [fr]
• Arrondissement of Ouadiour:
  • Ndiène Lagane [fr]
  • Ouadiour [fr]
  • Patar Lia [fr]

Source:^[2]

Gossas commune

• Mausoleum of Serigne Khar Kane
• Mausoleum of Ndamal Gossas (Oumar Guèye)

Gossas département

• Site of Battle of Danki
• Wells of Ndiéné
• Bivouac of El Hadj Umar Tall (Badakhoune)
• Fetishist trees of Gagnick Godjil
• Gouye Ndiouly baobab tree at Kahone, near Kaolack
• Island of Kouyong Keïta, opposite Kahone
• Backwaters of Ngaby and Wagui (Badakhoune)

14°29′50″N 16°14′03″W / 14.49722°N 16.23417°W / 14.49722; -16.23417

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