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Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis · Senegal
City population
254,171
#9
in Senegal
#1
in Saint-Louis
#2,256
worldwide
16.018, -16.490 · 179 km from Dakar
About Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis is a city in Saint-Louis, Senegal with a population of 254,171. It is the 9th largest of the 65 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Senegal, and the 2,256th largest worldwide. It lies 179 km from Dakar.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Saint-Louis
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
Coordinates
16.018, -16.490
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 65 in SenegalClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.