Saint-Louis department
Department in Saint-Louis region, Senegal
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Saint-Louis department is one of the 46 departments of Senegal, located in the Saint-Louis region.
Saint-Louis | |
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 Location in the Saint-Louis region | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Saint-Louis region |
| Capital | Saint-Louis |
| Area | |
• Total | 879 km2 (339 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 387,513 |
| • Density | 441/km2 (1,140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
There are two communes in the department (Saint-Louis and Mpal). The department also contains a single arrondissement, Rao, which comprises three rural districts (communautés rurales) – Fass Ngom, Gandiole, and Gandon.
In 2023, the population was counted at 387,513.
Historic sites
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- Saint-Louis town
- Island of Saint-Louis
- Faidherbe Bridge
- Ex-hydrobase and Stele at the statue of Jean Mermoz
- Fishermen's Cemetery, Langue de Barbarie
- Church and grotto of Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Sor Quarter, Saint-Louis
- Remains of the first brickworks of Africa – Bopp-ou-Thior Island (2 km from Saint-Louis)
- Keur Cluny : Old orphanage of the Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, Ndar Toute, Saint-Louis
- Monument to Old Soldiers – Place Pointe à Pitre, Guet-Ndar
- Marmyale Catholic cemetery, Sor Quarter, Saint-Louis
- School of the Sons of the Chief and Spokesmen, Ecole Khayar Mbengue, Sor Quarter
- Railway Station
- Ancien Temple Protestant et Asile des esclaves, Pont de Khor Saint-Louis
- Arrondissement de Rao
- Tumuli of Rao (Nguiguéla, Mboy-u-Gar, Menguègne)
- Tower of Ndialakhar
- Ruins of the Fort of Laybar, near Saint-Louis
- The historic site of the Village of Nder
- Ruins of the Post Ofiice of the bar at Mouit
- The prehistoric site of the Marigot of Khant
