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The Saint-Louis region (French: Région de Saint-Louis) of Senegal is on the border with Mauritania. Its capital is Saint-Louis.
Saint-Louis region
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 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 | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Capital | Saint-Louis |
| Départements | |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,241 km2 (7,429 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 1,204,863 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.482[1] medium · 4th |
Famous for the cast iron bridge in its capital, built by French colonialists in the 19th century, the region includes the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, home to thousands of birds, some indigenous to the area.
Départements
editSaint-Louis region is divided into 3 départements:
Geography
editSaint-Louis is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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