# Louga

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Town in Louga Region, Senegal

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City and commune in Senegal

Louga لوجا City and commune Amadou Sakhir Mbaye hospital Louga Coordinates: 15°37′22″N 16°13′27″W / 15.62278°N 16.22417°W / 15.62278; -16.22417 Country Senegal Region Louga Department Louga Area • City and commune 21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi) Population (2023 census)[1] • City and commune 113,365 • Density 5,270/km2 (13,700/sq mi) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

**Louga** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): لوجا; [Wolof](/source/Wolof_language): Luga) is a city in northwestern [Senegal](/source/Senegal). Louga is a cattle market centre, and has road and rail links with the port city of [Saint-Louis](/source/Saint-Louis%2C_Senegal) to the northwest and [Dakar](/source/Dakar) to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is at the northern limits of Senegal's peanut- (groundnut-) growing area and is inhabited by the [Fulani](/source/Fulani), who are generally pastoral nomads, and the [Wolof](/source/Wolof_people), who are sedentary farmers. Louga is located in what is called the Ndiambour, which used to be part of the [Cayor](/source/Cayor) province.

In 2023, according to official figures from the [National Agency for Statistics and Demography](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Agency_for_Statistics_and_Demography_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_nationale_de_la_statistique_et_de_la_d%C3%A9mographie)] (ANSD), Louga had a population of 113,365 inhabitants.

## Administration

Louga is both the capital of the [Louga department](/source/Louga_Department) and of the [Louga region](/source/Louga_Region).

The administrative region of Louga was formed in 1976, divided into 3 departments with 11 districts and 48 communities. There are 7 municipalities.[2]

The 3 departments of the Louga region

The Louga region is made up of 3 departments:

- Louga

- Kebemer

- Linguere

## Geography

The closest towns are Dagadj, Bayakh, Taoua, Laye, Mbarom and Ngueye Dili. The capital of Senegal, [Dakar](/source/Dakar), is 203 km away. The climate is dry, almost desertlike, with a long dry season called the [harmattan](/source/Harmattan) that can last 9 months or more. This season carries dust to Louga and occasionally causes [sandstorms](/source/Dust_storm), promoting wind erosion and water loss by evaporation.

### Population

The main ethnic groups are the [Wolof](/source/Wolof_people), the [Fula](/source/Fula_people), the [Toucouleur](/source/Toucouleur_people), and the Moors.

### Economy

A bread shop in Louga

Agriculture is the main sector of Louga's economy. Fishing is practiced on the 50 km sea front in Potou.

## Climate

Louga, with year-round hot weather, has a [hot desert climate](/source/Hot_desert_climate) ([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification): *BWh*). Louga has a mildly rainy wet season from July to October, while the period from November to May has very little precipitation.

Climate data for Louga (1991–2020) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.5 (90.5) 34.2 (93.6) 36.3 (97.3) 37.1 (98.8) 36.9 (98.4) 35.6 (96.1) 34.2 (93.6) 33.7 (92.7) 34.2 (93.6) 37.0 (98.6) 36.5 (97.7) 33.5 (92.3) 35.1 (95.2) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.1 (62.8) 18.0 (64.4) 18.8 (65.8) 19.1 (66.4) 20.3 (68.5) 22.7 (72.9) 24.4 (75.9) 24.7 (76.5) 24.5 (76.1) 23.9 (75.0) 21.0 (69.8) 18.4 (65.1) 21.1 (70.0) Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.0 (0.0) 0.8 (0.03) 0.5 (0.02) 0.0 (0.0) 0.1 (0.00) 10.5 (0.41) 52.7 (2.07) 133.3 (5.25) 96.7 (3.81) 27.2 (1.07) 1.1 (0.04) 0.3 (0.01) 323.2 (12.72) Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 4.0 8.4 7.7 2.2 0.1 0.0 23.6 Source: NOAA[3]

## Transport

Former Louga train station (2017).

Louga is a junction station on the [Dakar-Niger Railway](/source/Dakar-Niger_Railway) network.

## Sports

[Stade Alboury Ndiaye](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stade_Alboury_Ndiaye&action=edit&redlink=1), is a multi-use [stadium](/source/Stadium). It is currently used mostly for [football](/source/Association_football) matches and serves as a home ground of [ASAC Ndiambour](/source/ASAC_Ndiambour). The stadium holds 3,000 people.

## Twin Towns

- [Millau](/source/Millau), [France](/source/France)

## Notable People Born in Louga

- Momar Gaye Diop, first mayor of Louga in 1956

- Mansour Bouna Ndiaye, former deputy mayor of Louga

- [Abdou Diouf](/source/Abdou_Diouf), former president of Senegal (1981-2000)

- Abass Sall

- Sam Mbaye (1924-1998), son of Mame Cheikh Mbaye, Islamologist

- Djily Mbaye (1927-1991), also son of Mame Cheikh Mbaye, marabout, patron, and builder of the major infrastructures of Louga

- Badou Ndiaye, guitarist, former conductor of the [Etoile de Dakar](/source/%C3%89toile_de_Dakar)

- Oustaz Cheikh Tidiane Gaye (1951-2011), Islamologist, Arabic-speaking writer and lecturer

- Ahmadou Sakhir Lô (1903-1988), founder of the Islamic institute of Coki founded in 1939

- Khalifa Sall, former mayor of [Dakar](/source/Dakar)

- [Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye](/source/Aminata_Mbengue_Ndiaye), mayor of Louga from 2009 to 2014

- Moustapha Diop, current mayor of Louga since 2014

- Samba Khary Cissé, current president of the regional council

- Chérif Thiam, painter

- [Haïdar El Ali](/source/Ha%C3%AFdar_el_Ali), Minister of Ecology and Nature Protection

- Mubarack Lô, economist and politician

- Modou Mbery Sylla

- Pope Momar Gaye, accountant

- Oustaz Ahmad Moubarack LO, founder of Manar Al Houda

## See also

- [Railway stations in Senegal](/source/Railway_stations_in_Senegal)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Citypopulation.de](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/senegal/mun/admin/louga/SN08035100__louga/) Population and area of Louga Commune

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Louga"](https://senegal2019.org/gouvernance-locale/louga/). *Sénégal2019* (in French). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WMONormals_3-0)** ["World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Louga"](https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Senegal/CSV/Louga_380051.csv). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

## External links

- [Peace Corps Senegal, Louga Page](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124139/http://pcsenegal.org/index.php?page=regions%2Flouga%2Findex.html)

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