Louga
Louga is a regional capital in Senegal with a population of about 113,365.
Louga is a city in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre, and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest and Dakar to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is at the northern limits of Senegal's peanut- (groundnut-) growing area and is inhabited by the Fulani, who are generally pastoral nomads, and the Wolof, who are sedentary farmers. Louga is located in what is called the Ndiambour, which used to be part of the Cayor province.
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About Louga
| Country | Senegal |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 13 |
| Population | 113,365 |
| Local currency | XOF |
| Coordinates | 15.6187, -16.2244 |
| Time zone | Africa/Dakar |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 166 km · Dakar |
| Population (Senegal) | #15 most populated in Senegal |
| Where on Earth | 15°37′7″N · 16°13′28″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 1,739 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,280 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Omdurman (Sudan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -15.62, 163.78 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 4,064 km |
| London | 4,239 km |
| Cairo | 5,081 km |
| São Paulo | 5,468 km |
| New York | 6,184 km |
| Moscow | 6,356 km |