Guéoul is a town and urban commune in the Louga Region of Senegal.
Guéoul | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Guéoul | |
| Coordinates: 15°29′N 16°21′W / 15.483°N 16.350°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Louga Region |
| Department | Kébémer Department |
| Area | |
• Commune and town | 4.127 km2 (1.593 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Commune and town | 10,547 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The population in 2023 was 10,547, an increase from the 8,004 counted in 2013[1]
The section of the railway line Dakar-Saint-Louis and Louga between Guéoul (20 km) was opened for operation on 1 January 1885, followed by the section between Guéoul and Kébémer (17 km) in March of the same year.
Binet Diop, a women's rights activist, was born in Guéoul.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Citypopulation.de Population and area of Guéoul Commune
- ^ Wuilbercq, Emeline (February 5, 2015). "Bineta Diop, combattante pour ⁰le droit des femmes". Le Monde. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
« Ma mère était une féministe visionnaire, confie cette native de Guéoul, dans le nord-ouest du Sénégal.
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