Bignona is a town with commune status located in the Ziguinchor Region of Senegal (Casamance). It briefly appears in the movie Binta and the Great Idea. Its population on 2013 was 27,826. Notable people Landing Savané, politician Ibrahima Sonko, footballer Moussa Wague, footballer Lamine Diarra, footballer Séni Camara, sculptor Mamadou Lamine Keïta, politician Augustin Sagna, Roman Catholic prelate Abdou Sané, politician Émile Badiane, politician Amadou Sylla, President and founder of SOS CASAMANCE Amadou Diallo Washington, Economist, Politician National roads The N4, running north to Kaolack via Bounkiling and Gambia (Trans-Gambia Highway) and south to Ziguinchor. The N5, running north to Kaolack via Banjul, (capital of Gambia). References Communes of Senegal Populated places in the Bignona Department