# Diaroumé Arrondissement, Bounkiling Department, Sédhiou Region

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

Arrondissement · Bounkiling Department 

# Diaroumé

Diaroumé is an arrondissement of Senegal in Bounkiling Department, Sédhiou Region. It covers **800.6 km²**. 74 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 801km²
- 2mapped services
- 20 mtypical elevation

## Where is Diaroumé?

Diaroumé lies in [Bounkiling Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/), [Sédhiou Region](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/), [Senegal](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/). It borders 5 other arrondissements: [Bogal](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/bogal/), [Bona](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/bona/), [Diendé](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/sedhiou/diende/), [Djibabouya](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/sedhiou/djibabouya/) and [Ndorna](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/kolda/medina-yorofoula/ndorna/). By area it is the 69th largest of 124 arrondissements in Senegal. It covers 27.9% of [Bounkiling Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/sedhiou/bounkiling/). The centre of Diaroumé is about 283 km in a straight line from Dakar, the capital. The centre point is at 13.0415° N, 15.4475° 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: Diaroumé

- 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) · Ziguinchor106 km
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) · Bissau130 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 06:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 07:15, sunset around 18:37).

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 Diaroumé

Open gazetteers list **74 villages, towns and localities** in Diaroumé. The largest with a recorded population: Syllacounda (500) and Syllacounda (500). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 45 m above sea level (median 20 m).

- Andioumé
- Bafabantan
- Bagadadji
- Bakadaji
- Bambaracounda
- Bambarakounda
- Bandoukounda Baldé
- Bani
- Bani Soncodou
- Bantanto
- Bayamba
- Bissari
- Bissari Lang
- Bourounkouné
- Boussinki
- Darou Dine
- Darou Miname
- Darou Salam Baity
- Dialaba
- Dialambéré
- Diamaguene
- Diambati
- Diambaty
- Diambéli
- Diana Sonkodou
- Diaroumé
- Dinguiraye
- Djibakéné
- Faoune
- Faoune Kaïnako
- Guiguiankounda
- Kandiadiou
- Kandiounkou
- Karantaba
- Kataba Guidima
- Kimbouto
- Koussaor
- Lanouar
- Madina Bocar Sy
- Madina Mandingue
- Madina Torodo
- Mancontong
- Mankonton
- Medina Alpha Cisse
- Missira
- Ndiama
- Ndiangnene
- Nema Diassor
- Ngueyene
- Niadoucounda
- Niakhar Sene Sene
- Niandianki
- Néma Diassor
- Passy Diambaty
- Sare Alpha
- Sare Lamine Fal
- Sare Samba Diallo
- Saré Bala Tabadian
- Saré Baradji
- Saré Dimba Banéba
- Saré Doga
- Saré Lamine Fal
- Sinthiou Oumar Diao
- Souaki
- Syllacounda
- Taiba Diassor
- Tambana
- Tiara
- Touba
- Touba Diassor
- Touba Morikounda
- Touba Mouride
- Touba Ndiambour
- Témanto Manfou

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 Diaroumé

Named natural and historic features inside Diaroumé, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Sankoubone

### History

5 ruins.

- Baoudiali
- Dialaba
- Kédé
- Lakoudou
- Saré Dimba Yoba

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 Diaroumé 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 Diaroumé

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Sanitaire de Sédhiou · Diendé 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.70713&mlon=-15.56114#map=17/12.70713/-15.56114) 

Bank BHS Sedhiou · Diendé 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.70908&mlon=-15.55121#map=17/12.70908/-15.55121) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies SEDHIOU · Diendé 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.72119&mlon=-15.56557#map=17/12.72119/-15.56557) 

Hotel Hotel jamm de medina wandifa · Bogal 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.05985&mlon=-15.63750#map=17/13.05985/-15.63750) 

School Ecole Elementaire de Diambaty · Diaroumé 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.03347&mlon=-15.48537#map=17/13.03347/-15.48537) 

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 Diaroumé

Places mapped inside Diaroumé in open map data, by type.

- Schools2

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 Bounkiling Department

- Bogal
- Bona

## Quick answers

- Where is Diaroumé?In Bounkiling Department, Sédhiou Region, Senegal
- What borders Diaroumé?Bogal, Bona, Diendé, Djibabouya and Ndorna
- What time zone is Diaroumé in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Diaroumé?Franc (XOF)
- What language is spoken in Diaroumé?French, Wolof, Pulaar (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Diaroumé?74 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Diaroumé?Settlements lie between 5 m and 45 m
- What is the best time to visit Diaroumé?October to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Diaroumé?District Sanitaire de Sédhiou, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Diaroumé?BHS Sedhiou, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diaroumé?TotalEnergies SEDHIOU, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Diaroumé?SN110103 (OCHA common operational dataset)