Louga region
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| Capital | Louga |
| Residents | 874,193 (as of 2013) |
| surface | 24,847 km² |
| Population density | 35.2 inhabitants per km² |
| Geographical location | 15 ° 17 ′ N , 15 ° 32 ′ W |
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The Louga region with the capital Louga is a region in the central northwest of Senegal . It is the third largest region in the country in terms of area after the Tambacounda region and the Matam region.
Geographical location
The Louga region includes a 50-kilometer-wide stretch of coast of the Grande-Côte , which is characterized by a wide dune belt that is hostile to settlement and has no ports. From the coast, the region extends over 200 kilometers east into the interior of the Ferlo . With an average annual rainfall of between 200 and 500 mmm, the region lies in the Sahel zone and can mainly be used for agriculture for extensive cattle breeding . Precipitation is concentrated in the two to three month rainy season in the summer months, with the number of annual rainy days usually being less than 30.
The only body of water of importance in the region is the Ferlo River , which feeds Lake Guiers in the north of the region and is connected to the Senegal River by a canal near Richard Toll . After all, Lake Guiers is of great importance for the water supply of the Dakar metropolitan region.
The Louga region borders, starting from the coast to the west, clockwise with the following other regions: Saint Louis, Matam, Kaffrine, Diourbel and Thiès.
history
The Louga region was created in 1976 by dividing the Diourbel region as the eighth region of the country, with its territory far exceeding that of the remaining Diourbel region.
Until 2001 the region covered an area of 29,188 km². In 2002, the eastern Linguère department gave the two communautés rurales Vélingara (2585 km²) and Lougré Thioli (1756 km²) to the newly founded region of Matam and the Louga region shrank to 24,847 km². According to the 2013 census, 874,193 inhabitants were documented for the region.
structure
The Louga region is divided into three departments:
On the next structural levels, eleven arrondissements, seven municipalities (Communes) and 48 rural communities (Communautés rurales) are to be named for 2013. As of 2005, the number of the latter was two fewer, i.e. 46 rural communities whose demographic data are shown in detail.
Individual evidence
- ^ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Demographie de Louga: Situation economique et sociale regional edition 2005 Area of the region on page 3 of the PDF file 0.96 MB
- ↑ Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Louga: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 Level of structure, page 12 of the PDF file 1.8 MB
- ↑ ANSD: Répartition spatiale des entités administratives de la région de Louga et la densité de population en 2005 Area of the region on page 7 of the PDF file 0.96 MB
Web links
- Service Régional de la Statistique et de la Démographie de Louga: Situation economique et sociale regional 2013 PDF file 1.8 MB
- Map of the region
- Louga region near Geonames
Administrative division of Senegal