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Bonconto Arrondissement Bonkonto Arrondissement
Arrondissement
Country	Senegal
Region	Kolda Region
Department	Vélingara Department
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (GMT)

Bonconto Arrondissement is an arrondissement of the Vélingara Department in the Kolda Region of Senegal. It is also spelled Bonkonto.

Subdivisions

The arrondissement is divided administratively into rural communities and in turn into villages. The communes or rural communities (French: communauté rurale) are:

• Bonconto (commune)
• Linkéring
• Médina Gounass
• Sinthiang Koundara

Attractions

• The Al Hassanayni Grand Mosque of Darou Hidjiratou is the largest mosque in Bonconto Arrondissement. It is one of the primary mosques for Shi'i Muslims in Senegal.

Notable people

Notable people:

• Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, founder of the international NGO Mozdahir

References

1. "PLAN LOCAL DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE LA COMMUNAUTE RURALE DE BONCONTO RAPPORT FINAL. Approuvé le 23/06/2012". Retrieved Feb 21, 2020.
2. "Inaugurantion d'une mosquée construite par l'Institut Mozdahir International : Le khalife de Médina Gounass bénit les actions de l'Ong chiite". leral.net. Retrieved Feb 21, 2020.
3. "SORTIE DU MAIRE DE BONKONTOU : Les précisions de Chérif Habibou Aïdara". Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved Feb 21, 2020.

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