Louga Region

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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	List Kébémer Linguère Louga
Area
• Total	29,188 km² (11,270 sq mi)
Population
• Total	677,533
• Density	23/km² (60/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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.

v t e Regions of Senegal

Dakar Diourbel Fatick Kaffrine Kaolack Kédougou Kolda Louga Matam Saint-Louis Sédhiou Tambacounda Thiès Ziguinchor

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