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Linguère Department

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Country
  
Senegal

Capital
  
Linguère

Area
  
15,375 km²

Region
  
Louga Region

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Saturday 9:36 AM

Linguère Department

Weather
  
22°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 58% Humidity

Linguère Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, one of the three making up the Louga Region. Its capital is Linguère, and it encompasses an area of 15375 km/sq.

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Map of Linguere, Senegal

There are three urban communes in the department; Dahra, Linguère and Mbeuleukhé

The rural districts (communautés rurales) comprise:

  • Barkedji Arrondissement:
  • Barkédji
  • Gassane
  • Thiarny
  • Thiel
  • Dodji Arrondissement:
  • Dodji
  • Labgar
  • Ouarkhokh
  • Sagatta Djolof Arrondissement:
  • Boulal
  • Dealy
  • Thiamène Pass
  • Sagatta Djolof
  • Affé Djoloff
  • Yang-Yang Arrondissement:
  • Kamb
  • Mboula
  • Téssékéré Forage
  • Yang-Yang

    • Population

    As of the December 2002 census, the population was 194,890 inhabitants. In 2005, it was estimated to be 214,883. By 2013 it had grown to 241,898.

    Historic sites

  • Fortification of Alboury Ndiaye at Yang-Yang
  • The Ruins of the Faidherbe Military Post
  • The Royal Residence of Yang-Yang
  • The Stele commemorating the mosque of the Tata at Yang-Yang
  • The Stele commemorating the Guillé battlefield at Mbeuleukhé

    • References

    Linguère Department Wikipedia
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