page_title: Louga
section_title: Administration
hierarchical_section_title: Louga / Administration
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Karte der Departements in der Region Louga im Senegal English: Map of the departments of the Louga region of Senegal Français&#160;: Carte des départements de la région de Louga du Sénégal
context_page_description: Louga is a town 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- 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.
  In 2013, according to official figures from the National Agency for Statistics and Demography, Louga had a population of 104,000 inhabitants.
context_section_description: Louga is both the capital of the Louga department and of the Louga region.
  The administrative region of Louga was formed in 1976, divided into 3 departments with 11 districts and 48 communities. There are 7 municipalities.
  
  The Louga region is made up of 3 departments:
  Louga
  Kebemer
  Linguere
caption: The 3 departments of the Louga region
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