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Saint-Louis Department

Coordinates: 16°01′56″N 16°37′00″W / 16.03222°N 16.61667°W / 16.03222; -16.61667
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Saint-Louis
Location in the Saint-Louis Region
Location in the Saint-Louis Region
Country Senegal
RegionSaint-Louis Region
CapitalSaint-Louis
Area
 • Total879 km2 (339 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total387,513
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Saint-Louis Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Saint-Louis Region.

There are two communes in the department; Saint-Louis and Mpal

There is a single arrondissement, Rao, which comprises the rural districts (Communautés rurales) of:

  • Fass Ngom
  • Gandiole
  • Gandon

In 2023, the population was counted at 387,513.

Historic Sites[1]

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Saint-Louis town
Faidherbe Bridge
  • Island of Saint-Louis
  • Faidherbe Bridge
  • Ex-hydrobase and Stele at the statue of Jean Mermoz
  • Fishermen's Cemetery, Langue de Barbarie
  • Church and grotto of Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Sor Quarter, Saint-Louis
  • Remains of the first brickworks of Africa - Bopp-ou-Thior Island (2 km from Saint-Louis)
  • Keur Cluny : Old orphanage of the Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, Ndar Toute, Saint-Louis
  • Monument to Old Soldiers - Place Pointe à Pitre, Guet-Ndar
  • Marmyale Catholic cemetery, Sor Quarter, Saint-Louis
  • School of the Sons of the Chief and Spokesmen, Ecole Khayar Mbengue, Sor Quarter
  • Railway Station
  • Ancien Temple Protestant et Asile des esclaves, Pont de Khor Saint-Louis
Arrondissement de Rao
  • Tumuli of Rao (Nguiguéla, Mboy-u-Gar, Menguègne)
  • Tower of Ndialakhar
  • Ruins of the Fort of Laybar, near Saint-Louis
  • The historic site of the Village of Nder
  • Ruins of the Post Ofiice of the bar at Mouit
  • The prehistoric site of the Marigot of Khant

References

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16°01′56″N 16°37′00″W / 16.03222°N 16.61667°W / 16.03222; -16.61667