# Fafacourou Arrondissement, Médina-Yorofoula Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/medina-yorofoula/fafacourou/ Arrondissement · Médina-Yorofoula Department # Fafacourou Fafacourou is an arrondissement of Senegal in Médina-Yorofoula Department, Kolda Region. It covers **886.0 km²**. 117 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 886km² - 14mapped services - 47 mtypical elevation ## Where is Fafacourou? Fafacourou lies in [Médina-Yorofoula Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/medina-yorofoula/), [Kolda Region](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/), [Senegal](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/). It borders 4 other arrondissements: [Mampatim](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/kolda/mampatim/), [Ndorna](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/medina-yorofoula/ndorna/), [Niaming](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/medina-yorofoula/niaming/) and [Saré Coly Sallé](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/velingara/sare-coly-salle/). By area it is the 63rd largest of 124 arrondissements in Senegal. It covers 18.9% of [Médina-Yorofoula Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/medina-yorofoula/). The centre of Fafacourou is about 361 km in a straight line from Dakar, the capital. The centre point is at 13.1394° N, 14.5052° W. Source: [Government of Senegal, 2009 (updated by OCHA/ROWCA) 04 august 2018 via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sen). ## Know before you go: Fafacourou - Time zoneUTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Dakar - CurrencyFranc (XOF) - Country calling code+221 - LanguagesFrench, Wolof, Pulaar, Mandinka - Plug typesType C, E, K · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) · Bissau186 km - Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) · Ziguinchor203 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 07:12, sunset around 18:33). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Fafacourou Open gazetteers list **117 villages, towns and localities** in Fafacourou. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 61 m above sea level (median 47 m). - Akoundé - Artoulaye Danfacounda - Badion - Bamba Dinka - Basset Ousseynou - Bodoyé - Bouboucounda - Bouboukounda - Daba Mamadou - Darou Salam - Darsalam - Darsalam Mama Touré - Diamsylla - Diankankounda - Dibamang - Dinnguiraye - Dioulagueul Banta - Dioulanguel Banta - Dirimare - Dirimaro - Douta Diara Samba Balde - Fafacourou - Fafakourou - Foumi Hara - Kandiala - Kandialang - Konadji - Korop Maoundé - Koumbaly Meta - Koumbaly Woura - Kounthioudé - Lenguédié - Linguedie - Madina Diamboye - Maribe Thierno - Massidi Oumar - Medina Koyri - Missirah Koutayel - Mouitaba - Mouïtaba - Médina Diamboye - Médina Démé - Médina Nango - Médina Salam dinga - Médina Youssouph - Nemataba Teming - Ngalel Amadou - Padiara - Pakidy - Piaye Boure - Sambardé - Sare Bacer - Sare Boido Maly - Sare Bouraima - Sare Coly - Sare Coly Camara - Sare Demba Coumba - Sare Demba Sow - Sare Hakonde - Sare Kanima - Sare Moundiourou - Sare Ndoumbe - Sare Tening Mballe - Sare Yero Bamb - Sare Yero Mbaloa - Sare Yoro Boyé - Saré Bacary - Saré Boure - Saré Bouré - Saré Boïdo Mali - Saré Boïdo Pitiamé - Saré Demba Koumba - Saré Demba So - Saré Dianko - Saré Dikel - Saré Fodé - Saré Koki - Saré Mboïdo Malli - Saré Mboïdo Maroum - Saré Ndiobo - Saré Ndiobo Mamakounda - Saré Ndoumbe - Saré Paté - Saré Sambana - Saré Talla - Saré Téning Mbalo - Saré Yéro Bambi - Saré Yéro Dialo - Sibiliang - Sinthian Bakary - Sinthian Bandiaye - Sinthian Diallo - Sinthian Diaye - Sinthian Dioumou - Sinthian Djidé - Sinthian Ilo - Sinthiane - - Sinthiane Sanou - Sinthiang Babou Deme - Sinthiang Coly - Sinthiang Darou - Sinthiang Keita - Sinthiang Korop - Sinthiang Sory - Sinthiang Sounkatou - Sinthiang Tening - Sinthiang Tening Balde - Sinthiang Waly - Sinthiann Pycko - Tabayel Bouraïma - Tehal Demba - Temento Dickory - Thiewel Bessel - Thiewel Goumal - Velingara Diouhe - Vélingara Diaoué - Wakilare Tening Mbalio Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Fafacourou Named natural and historic features inside Fafacourou, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 ruin. - Sintiân Korop Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Fafacourou and the best time to visit Using the climate of Médina-Yorofoula Department, the warmest month is May (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,094 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (356 mm) and the driest Dec (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 1 Feb 27 0 Mar 29 0 Apr 31 0 May 32 13 Jun 30 124 Jul 27 256 Aug 26 356 Sep 26 253 Oct 27 85 Nov 26 5 Dec 24 0 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Fafacourou Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Saré Dickel Health Hut · Fafacourou 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.03759&mlon=-14.64018#map=17/13.03759/-14.64018) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Saré Coly Sallé 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.07800&mlon=-14.31190#map=17/13.07800/-14.31190) School Konadji Elementary School · Fafacourou 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.17109&mlon=-14.57575#map=17/13.17109/-14.57575) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Fafacourou Places mapped inside Fafacourou in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools13 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other arrondissements in Médina-Yorofoula Department - Ndorna - Niaming ## Quick answers - Where is Fafacourou?In Médina-Yorofoula Department, Kolda Region, Senegal - What borders Fafacourou?Mampatim, Ndorna, Niaming and Saré Coly Sallé - What time zone is Fafacourou in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Fafacourou?Franc (XOF) - What language is spoken in Fafacourou?French, Wolof, Pulaar (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Fafacourou?117 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Fafacourou?Settlements lie between 19 m and 61 m - What is the best time to visit Fafacourou?October to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Fafacourou?Saré Dickel Health Hut, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Fafacourou?TotalEnergies, about 22 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Fafacourou?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Fafacourou?SN070203 (OCHA common operational dataset)