Bandial

Bandial
Village
Bandial
Coordinates: 12°34′51″N 16°28′59″W / 12.58083°N 16.48306°W / 12.58083; -16.48306
Country Senegal
RegionZiguinchor Region
DepartmentZiguinchor Department
ArrondissementNyassia Arrondissement
CommuneEnampore
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
229
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bandial is a village in the commune of Enampore, Nyassia Arrondissement, Ziguinchor Department in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal. According to PEPAM (Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire), Bandial has a population of 229 people living in 32 houses.

Bandial is known for its houses with impluvia, and for being the center of a small pre-colonial state known as the Kingdom of Bandial or Mof Ëwi.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Architecture rurale de Basse-Casamance : Les cases à impluvium du royaume Bandial". UNESCO. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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