# Saint-Louis region

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Region of Senegal

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Region in Senegal

Saint-Louis region Région de Saint-Louis (French) Diwaanu Ndar (Wolof) Region Location of Saint-Louis in Senegal Saint-Louis région, divided into 3 departments Coordinates: 16°13′N 14°48′W / 16.217°N 14.800°W / 16.217; -14.800 Country Senegal Capital Saint-Louis Départements List Dagana Podor Saint-Louis Area • Total 19,241 km2 (7,429 sq mi) Population (2023 census) • Total 1,204,863 • Density 62.620/km2 (162.18/sq mi) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) HDI (2017) 0.482[1] medium · 4th

The **Saint-Louis region** ([French](/source/French_language): *Région de Saint-Louis*) of [Senegal](/source/Senegal) is on the border with [Mauritania](/source/Mauritania). Its capital is [Saint-Louis](/source/Saint-Louis%2C_Senegal).

Famous for the [cast iron](/source/Cast_iron) [bridge](/source/Bridge) in its capital, built by [French](/source/France) colonialists in the 19th century, the region includes the [Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary](/source/Djoudj_National_Bird_Sanctuary), home to thousands of birds, some indigenous to the area.

## Départements

Saint-Louis region is divided into 3 [départements](/source/Department_(country_subdivision)):

- [Dagana département](/source/Dagana_department%2C_Senegal)

- [Podor département](/source/Podor_department)

- [Saint-Louis département](/source/Saint-Louis_department)

## Geography

Saint-Louis is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

## See also

- [Lac de Guiers](/source/Lac_de_Guiers)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0)** ["Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab"](https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/). *hdi.globaldatalab.org*. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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