Louga Region Explained

Louga Region
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Region
Image Map1:Map of the departments of the Louga region of Senegal.png
Map Caption1:Louga région, divided into 3 départements
Coordinates:15.2667°N -46°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Senegal
Parts Type:Départements
P1:Kébémer
P2:Linguère
P3:Louga
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Louga
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:24889
Population Total:1,127,119
Population As Of:2023 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec1:0.413[1]

Louga is a city and region of Senegal. The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga city is in the northwest of the region - about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast.

Departments

Louga region is divided into 3 départements:

Geography

Louga is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.