Westwego
Westwego is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Jefferson Parish. It is a suburban community of New Orleans in the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area and lies along the west bank of the Mississippi River.- Type: Town with 10,000 residents
- Description: suburb city of New Orleans, located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Also known as: “Salaville”, “Westwego (Luisiana)”, “Westwego, LA”, and “Westwego, Louisiana”
- Postal codes: 70094 and 70096
Places of Interest
Highlights: Manning Family Children’s and Alario Center.
Bayou Segnette State Park
Park
Bayou Segnette State Park is located in Westwego… Bayou Segnette State Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of Westwego.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Audubon and University and Black Pearl.
Black Pearl
Quarter
Black Pearl is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. Black Pearl is situated 2½ miles north of Westwego.
Bridge City
Hamlet
Jefferson Parish is in Louisiana, in the Greater New Orleans region. Bridge City is situated 2½ miles northwest of Westwego.
Westwego
Latitude
29.90604° or 29° 54′ 22″ north
Longitude
-90.1423° or 90° 8′ 32″ west
Population
10,000
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US WWO
Open location code
76XFWV45+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Westwego” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ويستويغو”
- Basque: “Westwego”
- Catalan: “Westwego”
- Cebuano: “Westwego”
- Chechen: “Вествиго”
- Chinese: “韦斯特维戈”
- Czech: “Westwego”
- Danish: “Westwego”
- Dutch: “Westwego”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ويستويجو”
- French: “Westwego”
- German: “Westwego”
- Gilaki: “وستوگو (لۊئيزيانا)”
- Gilaki: “وستوگو”
- Haitian: “Westwego, Lwizyana”
- Haitian: “Westwego”
- Irish: “Westwego”
- Italian: “Westwego”
- Korean: “웨스트위고”
- Ladin: “Westwego”
- Mazanderani: “وستوگو”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Westwego”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Westwego”
- Norwegian: “Westwego”
- Persian: “وستوگو”
- Persian: “وستویگوو، لوئیزیانا”
- Persian: “وستویگوو”
- Polish: “Westwego”
- Portuguese: “Westwego”
- Russian: “Вествего”
- Serbian: “Вествиго”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Westwego, Louisiana”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Westwego”
- Slovak: “Westwego”
- South Azerbaijani: “وستوقو، لوئیزیانا”
- Spanish: “Westwego”
- Tatar: “Вествиго”
- Turkish: “Westwego, Louisiana”
- Turkish: “Westwego”
- Ukrainian: “Вествіго”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ ویگو، لوزیانا”
- Vietnamese: “Westwego”
- Volapük: “Westwego”
- Welsh: “Westwego, Louisiana”
- Welsh: “Westwego”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Walkertown and Greenville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Westwego Police Station and First Baptist Church of Westwego.
Jefferson Parish: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kenner and Metairie.
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