Linguère Department Explained

Linguère
Settlement Type:	Department
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Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Senegal
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Louga Region
Subdivision Type2:	Capital
Subdivision Name2:	Linguère
Area Total Km2:	15375
Population As Of:	2023 census
Population Total:	312,831
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Timezone:	GMT
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Linguère Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Louga Region. Its capital is Linguère, and it encompasses an area of 15375km2.

There are three urban communes in the department; Dahra, Linguère and Mbeuleukhé

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

• Barkedji Arrondissement:
  • Barkédji
  • Gassane
  • Thiarny
  • Thiel
• Dodji Arrondissement

• • Dodji
  • Labgar
  • Ouarkhokh
• Sagatta Djolof Arrondissement

• • Boulal
  • Dealy
  • Thiamène Pass
  • Sagatta Djolof
  • Affé Djoloff
• Yang-Yang Arrondissement

• • Kamb
  • Mboula
  • Téssékéré Forage
  • Yang-Yang

Population

As of the December 2002 census, the population was 194,890 inhabitants. In 2005, it was estimated to be 214,883. By 2013 it had grown to 241,898.^[1]

Historic sites

• Fortification of Alboury Ndiaye at Yang-Yang
• The Ruins of the Faidherbe Military Post
• The Royal Residence of Yang-Yang
• The Stele commemorating the mosque of the Tata at Yang-Yang
• The Stele commemorating the Guillé battlefield at Mbeuleukhé

External links

• Décret n° 2002-166 (ce texte du 21 février 2002 fixe le ressort territorial et le chef-lieu des régions et des départements)
• Statistiques Geo Hive

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Senegal: administrative units, extended . Geohive . 25 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514234109/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/senegal_ext.aspx . 14 May 2016 .