Louga Region

Louga Region
Région de Louga
Region

Location of Louga in Senegal

Louga région, divided into 3 départements
Coordinates: 15°16′N 15°31′W / 15.267°N 15.517°W / 15.267; -15.517Coordinates: 15°16′N 15°31′W / 15.267°N 15.517°W / 15.267; -15.517
Country Senegal
Capital Louga
Départements
Area
  Total 24,889 km2 (9,610 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
  Total 835,325
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

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 departments:

Geography

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

See also

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