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Also known as Saint-Louis Region, Saint Louis Region

region of Senegal

Key facts

Country
Senegal
Capital
Saint-Louis
D partements
List Dagana Podor Saint-Louis
Total
19,241 km (7,429 sq mi)
Density
62.620/km (162.18/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+0 ( GMT )
Hdi 2017
0.482 , medium · 4th

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Senegal
Located in
Senegal
Population
1204863
Area
19034
Shares border with
Matam
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Encyclopedic overview

The Saint-Louis region (French: Région de Saint-Louis) of Senegal is on the border with Mauritania. Its capital is Saint-Louis.

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Louis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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