# Bona Arrondissement, Bounkiling Department, Sédhiou Region

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/bona/

Arrondissement · Bounkiling Department 

# Bona

Bona is an arrondissement of Senegal in Bounkiling Department, Sédhiou Region. It covers **811.0 km²**. 98 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 811km²
- 19 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bona?

Bona lies in [Bounkiling Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/), [Sédhiou Region](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/), [Senegal](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/). It borders 4 other arrondissements: [Bogal](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/bogal/), [Diaroumé](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/diaroume/), [Djibabouya](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/sedhiou/djibabouya/) and [Sindian](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/bignona/sindian/). By area it is the 67th largest of 124 arrondissements in Senegal. It covers 28.3% of [Bounkiling Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/). The centre of Bona is about 254 km in a straight line from Dakar, the capital. The centre point is at 13.0596° N, 15.7981° 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: Bona

- 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

- Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) · Ziguinchor77 km
- Banjul International Airport (BJL) · Banjul (Yundum)98 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 06:36) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 07:17, sunset around 18:39).

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 Bona

Open gazetteers list **98 villages, towns and localities** in Bona. The largest with a recorded population: Bounkiling (6,416). Settlements here lie between about -1 m and 40 m above sea level (median 19 m).

- Alloute
- Aloute
- Badimbour
- Badoumba Diaé
- Badoumba Kéréouane
- Badoumba Mamadou
- Balala
- Bandouba Diouka
- Bandoumba Ahmet Barry
- Bandoumba Mamadou
- Banoungoune
- Barandama
- Bassada
- Batéguélé
- Baya
- Bayanka
- Bissari Diosson
- Bissari Dioub
- Bona
- Bougari
- Boughary
- Bounkiling
- Brosso
- Bériou
- Dassilamé
- Diacounda
- Diakounda
- Dialankine
- Diandième
- Diaounar Doumou
- Diaounar Gorgui
- Diaounar Sadio
- Diedéli
- Diendieme
- Diouragon
- Diourourou
- Djiniper
- Djiragone
- Gombol
- Iako Ouolof
- Iako Peul
- Inor
- Inor Diallo
- Kabeumb
- Kadialin
- Kama
- Kamagouba
- Kamahone
- Kambaleba
- Kambila
- Kamboudione
- Kamboundé
- Kampila
- Kampoto
- Kandialon
- Kandion Dansokounda
- Kandion Mangana
- Kandion Mankana
- Kandiounkou
- Kandiourou
- Kangodi
- Kangody
- Kankoulountou
- Kankoulérou
- Kapoundoune
- Kebeum
- Kerewane
- Kita Kandion
- Kouadi Baïnouk
- Koumbamo
- Mafonko
- Manbigné
- Mandiné Fodé Kaba
- Maniora
- Maniora Mandingue
- Mayor
- Mayore
- Moniam
- Niahoump
- Niaoump
- Niorki
- Salabeno
- Sankandi
- Sankandi Faraba
- Sansankoto
- Sare Diaye
- Sare Doulo
- Sodiankounda
- Souga
- Soukouta
- Soukoutoto
- Soumboundou
- Soumboundou Fogny
- Tabayel
- Tambakounda
- Tindinnto
- Tobor
- Vélingara

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).

## Weather in Bona and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bounkiling Department, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,129 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (369 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 23 1 

Feb 26 0 

Mar 28 0 

Apr 30 0 

May 31 11 

Jun 29 121 

Jul 27 263 

Aug 26 369 

Sep 27 267 

Oct 27 90 

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 Bona

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Poste de santé · Djibabouya 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.83535&mlon=-15.97727#map=17/12.83535/-15.97727) 

Petrol pump bottles of Gasoline · Djibabouya 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.86406&mlon=-15.87129#map=17/12.86406/-15.87129) 

Hotel Maison en location · Bogal 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.05946&mlon=-15.64522#map=17/13.05946/-15.64522) 

School Ecole Elementaire de Marakissa · Djibabouya 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.86747&mlon=-15.94350#map=17/12.86747/-15.94350) 

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.

## Other arrondissements in Bounkiling Department

- Bogal
- Diaroumé

## Quick answers

- Where is Bona?In Bounkiling Department, Sédhiou Region, Senegal
- What borders Bona?Bogal, Diaroumé, Djibabouya and Sindian
- What time zone is Bona in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Bona?Franc (XOF)
- What language is spoken in Bona?French, Wolof, Pulaar (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bona?98 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bona?Settlements lie between -1 m and 40 m
- What is the best time to visit Bona?October to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bona?Poste de santé, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bona?bottles of Gasoline, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Bona?SN110101 (OCHA common operational dataset)