Abéné | |
Other Name: | Abene, Abémé, Abeme |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Senegal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Senegal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Senegal |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ziguinchor |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Bignona |
Subdivision Type3: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name3: | Kataba |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural community |
Subdivision Name4: | Kafountine |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 1935 |
Utc Offset: | ±00:00 |
Coordinates: | 13°N -16.7333°W |
Abéné (also called Abene, Abémé, or Abeme) is a village in the rural community of Kafountine, Kataba Arrondissement, Bignona Department, Ziguinchor Region, in the Basse Casamance area of south-west Senegal. It is located on the Atlantic coast.[1]
The nearest towns are Folonko, Allahein, Niafourang, Kabadio, Kérouané, Albreda, Kafountine, and Diana.
According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there were 1935 people and 269 households in Abéné at the 2002 census.
With its beautiful beaches, local tourism is growing rapidly. A djembe festival called Abéné Festivalo is organized in the village every year.