# Louga department

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Department in Louga region, Senegal

Louga Department Location in the Louga region Country Senegal Region Louga region Capital Louga Area • Total 5,649 km2 (2,181 sq mi) Population (2023 census) • Total 477,887 • Density 84.60/km2 (219.1/sq mi) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

**Louga department** is one of the 46 [departments of Senegal](/source/Departments_of_Senegal), and one of the three which comprise the [Louga region](/source/Louga_region).

The chief settlement is [Louga](/source/Louga), the only commune in the department.

The rural districts (*communautés rurales*) comprise:

- Arrondissement of Coki: - [Coki](/source/Coki) - Ndiagne - Thiamène Cayor - Pété Ouarack - Guet Ardo

- Arrondissement of Keur Momar Sarr: - [Keur Momar Sarr](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keur_Momar_Sarr&action=edit&redlink=1) - Nguer Malal - Syer - Gande

- Arrondissement of Mbédiène: - Mbédiène - [Niomré](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Niomr%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) - Nguidilé - Kéle Gueye

- Arrondissement of Sakal: - [Léona](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A9ona&action=edit&redlink=1) - Ngueune Sarr - Sakal

## Historic sites

Source:[1]

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [List of historic sites](https://web.archive.org/web/20120220103534/http://www.culture.gouv.sn/article.php3?id_article=335)

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