Saint Louis Department

Updated on Dec 12, 2023

Edit

Comment

Country Senegal Capital Saint-Louis Area 879 km² Team ASC Linguère		Region Saint-Louis Region Time zone GMT (UTC+0) University Gaston Berger University

Weather 26°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 51% Humidity Points of interest Djoudj National Bird Sanc, Quai du Bou EL Mogdad, Langue de Barbarie, Guembeul Natural Reserve, Tour de l'oeuf

Saint-Louis Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Saint-Louis Region.

Map of Saint-Louis, Senegal

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.

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

(Text) CC BY-SA