Louga Region

Louga is a city and region of . The region is located to the northwest part of the country and is in the northwest of the region – about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast.
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  • Type: region of Senegal with 1,130,000 residents
  • Description: region of Senegal
  • Also known as: Louga” and “Louga region

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dahra.

Town
is a town of commune status located in the Louga Region of at roughly 264 km from Dakar, to which it is connected via the N3 road. It is near the ISRA Centre de recherché zootechniques and 40 km from the old King of Djoloff's residence named Alboury Ndiaye. is situated 8 km south of Louga Region.

Louga Region

Latitude
15.4167° or 15° 25′ north
Longitude
-15.5° or 15° 30′ west
Population
1,130,000
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
7C76CG82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2249221
Wiki­data ID
Q738061
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Louga Region” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: إقليم لوغا
  • Basque: Louga eskualdea
  • Basque: Louga
  • Basque: Lougako eskualdea
  • Belarusian: Луга
  • Bengali: লুগা
  • Bulgarian: Луга
  • Catalan: Louga
  • Cebuano: Louga
  • Chinese: Louga Chiu
  • Chinese: 卢加区
  • Chinese: 盧加區
  • Czech: Louga
  • Danish: Louga
  • Danish: Region Louga
  • Dutch: Louga
  • Esperanto: Louga (regiono)
  • Esperanto: Louga
  • Esperanto: Regiono de Louga
  • Esperanto: Regiono Louga
  • Finnish: Louga
  • Finnish: Lougan alue
  • French: Louga
  • French: Région de Louga
  • Galician: Rexión de Louga
  • German: Louga
  • German: Region Louga
  • German: SN-LG
  • Greek: Λουγκά
  • Gujarati: લૌગા
  • Hindi: लूगा प्रदेश
  • Indonesian: Region Louga
  • Italian: Louga
  • Italian: Regione di Louga
  • Japanese: ルーガ州
  • Kannada: ಲೌಗಾ
  • Korean: 루가주
  • Latvian: Lugas reģions
  • Lithuanian: Lugos regionas
  • Malay: Louga
  • Marathi: लूगा
  • Min Nan Chinese: Louga Chiu
  • Northern Frisian: Louga
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Louga
  • Norwegian: Louga
  • Persian: ناحیه لوگا
  • Polish: Louga
  • Polish: Region Louga
  • Portuguese: Louga
  • Portuguese: Região de Louga
  • Romanian: Regiunea Louga
  • Russian: Луга
  • Scots: Louga Region
  • Sinhala: ලොඋගා
  • Slovak: Louga
  • Spanish: Louga
  • Spanish: Region de Louga
  • Spanish: Región de Louga
  • Spanish: Region Louga
  • Spanish: Región Louga
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Louga
  • Swedish: Louga
  • Tamil: லூக்கா
  • Telugu: లౌగా
  • Thai: ลัวกา
  • Turkish: Louga
  • Ukrainian: Луга
  • Ukrainian: Регіон Луга
  • Urdu: لؤگا ریجن
  • Urdu: لؤگا علاقہ
  • Vietnamese: Louga
  • Wolof: Diiwaanu Luga
  • Wolof: Diwaanu Luga
  • Wu Chinese: 卢加区

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gouye Teude and Tiatgol Boédi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Réserve Sylvo-Pastorale de Boulal and Forêt de Bouliréobé.

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