Louga Department is one of the 45
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'') which ...
, and one of the three which comprise the
Louga Region
Louga is a city and region of Senegal. The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga, Louga city is in the northwest of the region - about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast.
Departments
Louga region is divided into ...
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The chief settlement is
Louga
Louga ( ar, لوجا; Wolof: Luga) is a town in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre, and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest and Dakar to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is a ...
, the only commune in the department.
The rural districts (''communautés rurales'') comprise:
*Arrondissement of Coki:
** Coki
** Ndiagne
** Thiamène Cayor
** Pété Ouarack
** Guet Ardo
*Arrondissement of Keur Momar Sarr:
** Keur Momar Sarr
** Nguer Malal
** Syer
** Gande
*Arrondissement of Mbédiène:
** Mbédiène
** Niomré
** Nguidilé
** Kéle Gueye
*Arrondissement of Sakal:
** Léona
** Ngueune Sarr
** Sakal
Historic sitesList of historic sites
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![Gare ferroviaire de Louga (Sénégal)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Gare_ferroviaire_de_Louga_%28S%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal%29.jpg)
* Old Artillery Barracks, commune of Louga
* Louga Post
* Louga Railway Station
* Kadd Gui acacia tree, opposite Louga railway station
* Historic site of " Toundou Diéwol "
* Daara of Coki at Cooki
References
Departments of Senegal
Louga Region
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