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Guéoul

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

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

  1. ^ a b c Citypopulation.de Population and area of Guéoul Commune
  2. ^ 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.