Island of Saint-Louis
World Heritage
Senegal
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Saint-Louis was founded as a colony by French colonists in the 17th century and began to be urbanized in the mid-19th century. It was the capital of Senegal from 1872 to 1957 and played an important cultural and economic role in the whole of West Africa. Saint-Louis is located on a small island at the mouth of the Senegal River. Its regular town planning, dock system and typical colonial architecture give it a unique appearance and characteristics.
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| located in time zone | UTC±00:00 |
| inception | 1659-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| coordinate location | Point(-16.5 16.033333333) |
| official website | http://www.saintlouisdusenegal.com/ |
| topic's main category | Meyboom |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Saint-Louis%20Senegal%20Pirogues.jpg |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10044540 |
| capital of | Saint-Louis Department |
| category for people who died here | Category:Deaths in Saint-Louis |
| category of associated people | Lluís Domènech i Montaner |
| elevation above sea level | 22 |
| uses | 4118222-4 |
| head of government | Cheikh Bamba Dièye |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flickr%20-%20stringer%20bel%20-%20St%20Louis%2C%20Senegal.jpg |
| instance of | big city |
| instance of | commune of Senegal |
| end time | 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| start time | 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| start time | 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| executive body | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10044540 |
| official language | Saint-Louis Department |
| male population | 1226065 |
| IPA transcription | 3655909 |
| number of rooms | lccn-n83193984 |
| Commons Institution page | 987007562117905171 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/02lvr8 |
| Commons category | Saint-Louis (Senegal) |
| population | 176000 |
| point in time | 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| demonym | Saint-louisienne |
| applies to part | feminine singular |
| demonym | Saint-louisien |
| applies to part | masculine singular |
| country | Senegal |
| start time | 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Saint-Louis Department |
| start time | 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z |