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A Wolof settlement at what is now known as Guet Ndar dates from around 1450.

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Saint-Louis

Senegal

Country
Senegal
Population
209.0K
Coordinates
16.02, -16.49
801st most populous city in the world

Saint-Louis or Saint Louis, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Senegal's capital city Dakar. It had a population of 254,171 in 2023.

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