▁centered ▁around ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Res istant ▁to ▁first ▁Islam ▁and ▁later ▁Christian ity , ▁many ▁J ola ▁retain ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁anim ist ▁practices , ▁while ▁Bas se ▁Cas am ance ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁majority ▁Catholic ▁area ▁in ▁Sen eg al . ▁ ▁Notable ▁n atives ▁and ▁residents ▁Z igu in chor ▁is ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁some ▁famous ▁Sen eg al ese ▁writers ▁and ▁film m akers ▁( S emb ene ▁O us man e ), ▁artists ▁( D ou ra ▁M ane , ▁Bou ly ▁Son ko , ▁O us man e ▁S ow ▁H uch ard ▁" S ole ya ▁M ama ", ▁the ▁T ou rek unda ▁brothers ), ▁and ▁sports men ▁( J ules ▁Franco is ▁B oc ande , ▁Bass ir ou ▁N Di aye , ▁L ans ana ▁Col y , ▁Bas ile ▁de ▁Car val ho ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Z igu in chor ▁has ▁a ▁tropical ▁sav anna ▁climate ▁( A w ). ▁It ▁has ▁very ▁warm , ▁dry ▁winter s ▁and ▁warm , ▁very ▁wet ▁sum mers . ▁The ▁average ▁precip itation ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁Administration ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁dec ades ▁following ▁independence , ▁Z igu in chor ▁was ▁a ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Sen eg al ▁( PS ). ▁Robert ▁S agna , ▁a ▁long - time ▁minister ▁in ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁govern ments , ▁was ▁also ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Z igu in chor ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁