Saint-Louis

Summary

Saint-Louis is a city^[1]. Saint-Louis ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,103 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saint-Louis was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Saint-Louis is located in Saint-Louis Department^[4].
• Saint-Louis is in the country of Senegal^[5].
• Saint-Louis is on the body of water Senegal River^[6].
• Saint-Louis's head of government is recorded as Cheikh Bamba Dièye^[7].
• Saint-Louis's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Saint-Louis's instance of is recorded as commune of Senegal^[9].
• Saint-Louis's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Saint-Louis's instance of is recorded as department of Senegal^[11].
• Saint-Louis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lille^[12].
• Saint-Louis's twinned administrative body is recorded as St. Louis^[13].
• Saint-Louis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fez^[14].
• Saint-Louis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liège^[15].
• Saint-Louis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bologna^[16].
• Saint-Louis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toulouse^[17].
• Saint-Louis is part of Northern Senegal^[18].
• Saint-Louis is part of Four Communes^[19].
• Saint-Louis's Commons category is recorded as Saint-Louis (Senegal)^[20].
• Saint-Louis's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[21].
• 1659 marks the founding of Saint-Louis^[22].
• Saint-Louis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.033333333333, 'lon': -16.5}^[23].
• Saint-Louis's official website is recorded as http://www.saintlouisdusenegal.com/^[24].
• Saint-Louis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saint-Louis, Senegal^[25].
• Saint-Louis has a population of {'amount': '+176000'}^[26].
• Saint-Louis has a population of {'amount': '+209752'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Saint-Louis is in the country of Senegal^[5]. Saint-Louis is located in Saint-Louis Department^[4]. Saint-Louis is on the body of water Senegal River^[6]. Part of include Northern Senegal^[18], a region^[28], in Senegal^[29] and Four Communes^[19], a group of settlements^[30], in Senegal^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Saint-Louis sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+22'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+176000'}^[26], {'amount': '+209752'}^[27], {'amount': '+154555'}^[33], {'amount': '+258592'}^[34], and {'amount': '+237563'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], commune of Senegal^[9], big city^[10], and department of Senegal^[11].

History and Context

1659 marks the founding of Saint-Louis^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saint-Louis include Saint-Louis Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Senegal^[38].

Why It Matters

Saint-Louis ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,103 views/month).^[2] Saint-Louis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Saint-Louis is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Saint-Louis include Saint-Louis Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Senegal^[38].