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'''Louga department''' is one of the 46 [[departments of Senegal]], and one of the three which comprise the [[Louga region]].
The chief settlement is [[Louga]], the only commune in the department.
The rural districts (''communautés rurales'') comprise: *Arrondissement of Coki: ** [[Coki]] ** Ndiagne ** Thiamène Cayor ** Pété Ouarack ** Guet Ardo *Arrondissement of Keur Momar Sarr: ** [[Keur Momar Sarr]] ** Nguer Malal ** Syer ** Gande *Arrondissement of Mbédiène: ** Mbédiène ** [[Niomré]] ** Nguidilé ** Kéle Gueye *Arrondissement of Sakal: ** [[Léona]] ** Ngueune Sarr ** Sakal
==Historic sites== Source:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120220103534/http://www.culture.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=335 List of historic sites]</ref> [[File:Gare ferroviaire de Louga (Sénégal).jpg|thumb|Louga Railway Station]] * Old Artillery Barracks, commune of Louga * Louga Post * Louga Railway Station * Kadd Gui acacia tree, opposite Louga railway station * Historic site of " Toundou Diéwol " * Daara of Coki at Cooki
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[[Category:Departments of Senegal]] [[Category:Louga region]]
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