# Cabrousse Arrondissement, Oussouye Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/oussouye/cabrousse/ Arrondissement · Oussouye Department # Cabrousse Cabrousse is an arrondissement of Senegal in Oussouye Department, Ziguinchor Region. It covers **417.8 km²**. 43 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 90 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 418km² - 90mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Cabrousse? Cabrousse lies in [Oussouye Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/oussouye/), [Ziguinchor Region](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/), [Senegal](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/). It borders 3 other arrondissements: [Kataba 1](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/bignona/kataba-1/), [Loudia Wolof](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/oussouye/loudia-wolof/) and [Niassia](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/ziguinchor/niassia/). By area it is the 109th largest of 124 arrondissements in Senegal. It covers 47.6% of [Oussouye Department](https://wherepedia.org/senegal/ziguinchor/oussouye/). The centre of Cabrousse is about 261 km in a straight line from Dakar, the capital. The centre point is at 12.4571° N, 16.7218° 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). ## Things to see in and around Cabrousse OpenStreetMap lists 5 named sights in Cabrousse: 2 museums; 1 memorial; 1 ruins; 1 attraction. - Musée Kadioute · museum - Sangawatt · museum - Puit El Hadji Tall · attraction - Cemetery · memorial - Special Reformatory Vocational School · ruins ### Nearby, outside Cabrousse - Musée de la Tradition Diola · museum, Loudia Wolof18 km - the King · attraction, Loudia Wolof20 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Cabrousse - 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 - Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) · Cap Skirring7.4 km - Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) · Ziguinchor49 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 06:41) and shortest in Dec (about 11.4 hours, sunrise around 07:19, sunset around 18:43). 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 Cabrousse Open gazetteers list **43 villages, towns and localities** in Cabrousse. The largest with a recorded population: Cap Skirring (1,822). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 23 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Boudédiét - Boukot Diola - Boukot Ouolof - Boukote Diola - Bouyouye - Cachiouane - Cap Skirring - Diembéreng - Diembéring - Djirak - Doudame - Effram - Efok - Efrane Elinkine - Efrane Kachiouane - Ehidj - Ering - Essaoul - Essoukoudiak - Guilafaguene - Guilafaguène - Guitonhat - Guizo - Ihimba - Kaboukout - Kabrousse - Kachiouane - Kadiakaye - Kafar - Kahèm - Karabane - La Palmeraie - Moutina - Nialon - Nialou - Nikine - Nyikine - Ourong - Sifoka - Vindaye - Wendaye - Yembakana - Youtou 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 Cabrousse Named natural and historic features inside Cabrousse, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 2 islands. - Ile d'Eguèye - Île de Karabane ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve; 1 park. - Forêt Classée de Santiaba Mandjak - Parc National de Basse-Casamance ### Getting around 1 airport; 1 airfield. - Cap Skirring - Cap Skirring Airport 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 Cabrousse and the best time to visit Using the climate of Oussouye Department, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Apr (23 °C). About 1,268 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (421 mm) and the driest Apr (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 4 Feb 23 3 Mar 23 14 Apr 23 2 May 25 4 Jun 27 85 Jul 27 303 Aug 27 421 Sep 27 294 Oct 28 124 Nov 27 11 Dec 25 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cabrousse Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hopital d'Elinkine · Loudia Wolof 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.50819&mlon=-16.66282#map=17/12.50819/-16.66282) Bank Agence de la BCEAO du Cap Skirring · Cabrousse 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.38702&mlon=-16.73774#map=17/12.38702/-16.73774) Petrol pump TotalEnergies PP ELINKINE · Loudia Wolof 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.50680&mlon=-16.66540#map=17/12.50680/-16.66540) Hotel Chez Thierno · Cabrousse 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.42119&mlon=-16.75028#map=17/12.42119/-16.75028) Mall Centre Commercial du Cap Skirring · Cabrousse 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.38787&mlon=-16.73849#map=17/12.38787/-16.73849) School Ecole primaire du Cap Skirring · Cabrousse 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.39046&mlon=-16.73961#map=17/12.39046/-16.73961) College Collège Joseph FAYE · Loudia Wolof 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.48820&mlon=-16.53833#map=17/12.48820/-16.53833) Police station Brigade de Gendarmerie de Cap Skirring · Cabrousse 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=12.37959&mlon=-16.73004#map=17/12.37959/-16.73004) 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 Cabrousse Places mapped inside Cabrousse in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels46 - Shopping malls1 - Schools2 - Cinemas1 - Restaurants35 - Police stations1 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 Oussouye Department - Loudia Wolof ## Quick answers - Where is Cabrousse?In Oussouye Department, Ziguinchor Region, Senegal - What borders Cabrousse?Kataba 1, Loudia Wolof and Niassia - What is there to see in Cabrousse?Cemetery, Musée Kadioute, Puit El Hadji Tall, Sangawatt - What time zone is Cabrousse in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Cabrousse?Franc (XOF) - What language is spoken in Cabrousse?French, Wolof, Pulaar (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cabrousse?43 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cabrousse?Settlements lie between 1 m and 23 m - What is the best time to visit Cabrousse?November to June - Where is the nearest hospital to Cabrousse?Hopital d'Elinkine, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cabrousse?Agence de la BCEAO du Cap Skirring, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cabrousse?TotalEnergies PP ELINKINE, about 8.3 km from the centre - How many banks are in Cabrousse?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Cabrousse?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Cabrousse?SN140202 (OCHA common operational dataset)