- Linguère
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footnotes =Linguère is a town located in the
Linguère Department ,Louga Region ofSenegal .Transport
The town was the terminus of a branch railway. The Train Station is now in ruins and the tracks are non-existent as they have been ripped up and used by locals as part of fences.
Infrastructure
The town has roughly 15,000 inhabitants, and is served by a weekly market occurring Fridays.There are usually one or two US Peace Corps volunteers stationed in the Town, and surrounding villages.There is a Post Office, a bank, a small daily vegetable market, a bar, a sometimes running internet cafe, and several stores.There is also a 'Gare Routiere', a public transit hub connecting the town to villages to the east, Louga, Dahra, Touba, and Dakar.The Village of Nguith nearby is a traditional Wolof village (4km to the West), with a deep-bore well, schools, health post, and functioning village government. The village is run by two families the Coundouls, and Talls.
References
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SG/8/Linguere.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 2m]
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