Saint-Louis
city and regional capital in Senegal
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Summary
Saint-Louis is a city[1]. Saint-Louis ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,164 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint-Louis Department[4]
- Country: Senegal[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Senegal River[6]
- Head of government: Cheikh Bamba Dièye[7]
- Instance of: commune of Senegal[8], big city[9], department of Senegal[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Lille[11], St. Louis[12], Fez[13], Liège[14], Bologna[15], Toulouse[16]
- Part of: Northern Senegal[17], Four Communes[18]
- Commons category: Saint-Louis (Senegal)[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[20]
- Inception: 1659[21]
- Official website: http://www.saintlouisdusenegal.com/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint-Louis, Senegal[23]
- Population: 176,000[24], 209,752[25], 154,555[26], 258,592[27], 237,563[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[31]
- Capital of: Saint-Louis[32], French West Africa[33], Saint-Louis Department[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Saint-Louis, Senegal[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Saint-Louis, Senegal[36]
- Demonym: Saint-louisien[37], Saint-louisienne[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Saint-Louis, Senegal[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 22 m[40]
- History of topic: timeline of Saint-Louis, Senegal[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saint-Louis include Saint-Louis Airport[42], an airport[43], in Senegal[44].
Why It Matters
Saint-Louis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Saint-Louis is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Saint-Louis include Saint-Louis Airport[42], an airport[43], in Senegal[44].