Louga region

Louga is a city and region of Senegal. The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga city is in the northwest of the region – about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast.

Louga region Région de Louga (French) Diiwaanu Luga (Wolof)
Region
Location of Louga in Senegal
Louga région, divided into 3 départements
Coordinates: 15°16′N 15°31′W
Country	Senegal
Capital	Louga
Départements	List Kébémer Linguère Louga
Area
• Total	24,889 km2 (9,610 sq mi)
Population  (2023 census)
• Total	1,127,119
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
HDI (2017)	0.413[1] low

Departments

Louga region is divided into 3 départements:

• Kébémer département
• Linguère département
• Louga département

Geography

Louga is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

See also

• Dahra