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Saint-Louis Region
The Saint-Louis Region () of Senegal is on the border with Mauritania. Its capital is Saint-Louis. Famous for the cast iron bridge in its capital, built by French colonialists in the 19th century, the region includes the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary The Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (french: Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj, ) lies on the southeast bank of the Senegal River in Senegal, in northern Biffeche, north east of St-Louis. It provides a range of wetland habitats which prove ve ..., home to thousands of birds, some indigenous to the area. Départements Saint-Louis region is divided into 3 départements: * Dagana Département * Podor Département * Saint-Louis Département Geography Saint-Louis is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. See also * Lac de Guiers References Regions of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub ...
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Regions Of Senegal
Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions (French: ''régions'', singular''région''), each of which is administered by a ''Conseil Régional'' (pl.: ''Conseils Régionaux'') elected by population weight at the arrondissement level. Senegal is further subdivided into 45 departments, 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''regions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') which elect administrative officers.List of current local elected officials
from Union des ''Associations d’ Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal''. See also the law creating current local government structures
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Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية), is a sovereign country in West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world, and 90% of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of 4.4 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one-third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. The country's name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania, located in North Africa within the ancient Maghreb. Berbers occupied what is now Mauritani ...
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Lac De Guiers
The Lac de Guiers or Lake Guiers is a lake in northern Senegal, south of the city of Richard-Toll and in the Louga and Saint-Louis regions. It is a chief source of fresh water for the city of Dakar, hundreds of kilometers to the south-west, through underground pipes. It is about 35 kilometers long and 8 kilometers wide, and is supplied by the Ferlo or Bounoum River, which flows north into its southern end, from Fouta in the rainy season. Water used to flow out to the Senegal River north through the Portuguese River, but this has been replaced by a straight canal to Richard-Toll. A dam was built in 1916 to prevent saltwater flowing in from Taoué River and the Senegal River delta. The shores are mostly fertile. The north shore and surrounding area have been converted to a large sugar-growing region irrigated with water from the lake. Lac de Guiers is designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International; the key species are lesser flamingo (''Phoeniconaias minor''), ...
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Saint-Louis Department
Saint-Louis Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Saint-Louis Region The Saint-Louis Region () of Senegal is on the border with Mauritania. Its capital is Saint-Louis. Famous for the cast iron bridge in its capital, built by French colonialists in the 19th century, the region includes the Djoudj National Bird S .... 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 2005, the population was estimated at 227,000. Historic Sites ;Saint-Louis town * 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 ...
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Podor Department
Podor Department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal The 14 regions of Senegal are subdivided into 46 departments and 103 arrondissements (neither of which have administrative function) and by ''collectivités locales'' (the 14 ''régions'', 110 ''communes'', and 320 ''communautés rurales'') whic ... and one of the three in the Saint-Louis Region in the far north-west of the country. Communes in the department are: * Golléré * Ndiandane * Ndioum * Podor * Mboumba * Guédé Chantier * Démette * Galoya Toucouleur * Aéré Lao * Pété * Walaldé * Bodé Lao Rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: *Arrondissement of Cas-Cas ** Méry ** Doumga Lao ** Madina Diathbé *Arrondissement of Gamadji Saré ** Gamadji Saré ** Dodel ** Guédé Village *Arrondissement of Saldé **Mbolo Birane **Boké Dialloubé *Arrondissement of Thillé Boubacar **Fanaye **Ndiayène Peindao Historic sites * The Fort at Podor * Maison Foy at the corner of the quay in Podor * The qua ...
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Dagana Department, Senegal
Dagana is one of the 45 departments of Senegal and one of the three departments of the north-western region of Saint-Louis. The capital is Dagana. There are five communes; Dagana, Richard Toll, Rosso (Senegal), Gaé and Ross Béthio Rural districts (Communautés rurales) comprise: * Mbane Arrondissement: **Bokhol. **Mbane * Ndiaye Arrondissement: **Ngnith **Diama **Ronkh Historic sites * Fort of Dagana * Water factory of Mbakhana * The Residence at Richard Toll known as Baron Roger's Folly (or Chateau) In popular culture ''The Siren of Good Intentions'' a novel by J. E. Mooney, . Mooney was a Peace Corps The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John ... volunteer in Bokhol in the mid-1970s. References Departments of Senegal Saint-Louis Region {{Senegal-geo-s ...
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Department (country Subdivision)
A department (, ) is an administrative or political division in several countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa. An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level divisions, eight in Africa, and one each in the Americas and Europe. As a territorial entity, "department" was first used by the French Revolutionary governments, apparently to emphasize that each territory was simply an administrative sub-division of the united sovereign nation. (The term "department", in other contexts, means an administrative sub-division of a larger organization.) This attempt to de-emphasize local political identity contrasts strongly with countries divided into "states" (implying local sovereignty). The division of France into departments was a project particularly identified with the French revolutionary leader the Abbé Sieyès, although it had already been frequently discussed and written about by many politicians ...
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Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
The Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (french: Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj, ) lies on the southeast bank of the Senegal River in Senegal, in northern Biffeche, north east of St-Louis. It provides a range of wetland habitats which prove very popular with migrating birds, many of which have just crossed the Sahara. Of almost 400 species of birds, the most visible are pelicans and flamingos. Less conspicuous are the aquatic warblers migrating here from Europe; for these, the park is the single most important wintering site yet discovere A wide range of wildlife also inhabits the park, which is designated a World Heritage Site. The site was added to the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2000 due to the introduction of the invasive giant salvinia plant, which threatens to choke out the park's native vegetation. However it was removed from the list in 2006. Environmental issues Since operation of the Diama Dam on the Senegal River began in 1988, experts have observed a low ...
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ...
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Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, and the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge (dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese) is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use. Etymology The '' Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of th ...
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Cast Iron
Cast iron is a class of iron– carbon alloys with a carbon content more than 2%. Its usefulness derives from its relatively low melting temperature. The alloy constituents affect its color when fractured: white cast iron has carbide impurities which allow cracks to pass straight through, grey cast iron has graphite flakes which deflect a passing crack and initiate countless new cracks as the material breaks, and ductile cast iron has spherical graphite "nodules" which stop the crack from further progressing. Carbon (C), ranging from 1.8 to 4 wt%, and silicon (Si), 1–3 wt%, are the main alloying elements of cast iron. Iron alloys with lower carbon content are known as steel. Cast iron tends to be brittle, except for malleable cast irons. With its relatively low melting point, good fluidity, castability, excellent machinability, resistance to deformation and wear resistance, cast irons have become an engineering material with a wide range of applications and ...
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List Of Senegalese Regions By Human Development Index
This is a list of Regions of Senegal by Human Development Index as of 2019. See also *List of countries by Human Development Index References {{reflist Senegal Senegal Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, w ...
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