Louga

Louga department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, and one of the three which comprise the . The chief settlement is , the only commune in the department. The rural districts comprise:…
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  • Type: department of Senegal with 478,000 residents
  • Description: in Senegal
  • Also known as: “département de Louga”, “Louga department”, “Louga Department”, “Луга”, and “Луга (дэпартамент)”

Louga

Latitude
15.75° or 15° 45′ north
Longitude
-16° or 16° west
Population
478,000
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
7C76Q222+22
Geo­Names ID
2249224
Wiki­data ID
Q1976570
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Louga” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة لوغا”
  • Belarusian: “дэпартамент Луга”
  • Cebuano: “Louga Department”
  • Chinese: “盧加省”
  • Dutch: “Louga Department”
  • French: “Département de Louga”
  • French: “Louga”
  • Galician: “Departamento de Louga”
  • German: “Département Louga”
  • German: “Louga”
  • Italian: “dipartimento di Louga”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Louga”
  • Japanese: “ルーガ県”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Louga Koān”
  • Persian: “بخش لوگا”
  • Portuguese: “Louga (departamento)”
  • Portuguese: “Louga”
  • Spanish: “Departamento de Louga”

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