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Saint-Louis 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 ...
, 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 ...
. 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 SitesList of historic sites
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;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 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


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Departments of Senegal Saint-Louis Region {{Senegal-geo-stub