Guéoul

Coordinates: 15°29′N 16°21′W / 15.483°N 16.350°W / 15.483; -16.350
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Guéoul
Commune and town
Guéoul is located in Senegal
Guéoul
Guéoul
Coordinates: 15°29′N 16°21′W / 15.483°N 16.350°W / 15.483; -16.350
Country Senegal
RegionLouga Region
DepartmentKébémer Department
Population
 • Total10,918
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Guéoul is a town and rural commune in the Louga Region of Senegal.

According to PEPAM (Programme d'eau potable et d'assainissement du Millénaire), the commune has a population of 10,918 people living in 1050 houses.[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]

  1. ^ PEPAM Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. ^ Wuilbercq, Emeline (February 5, 2015). "Bineta Diop, combattante pour le 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.