Guéoul
| Guéoul | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
  Guéoul | |
| Coordinates: 15°29′N 16°21′W / 15.483°N 16.350°WCoordinates: 15°29′N 16°21′W / 15.483°N 16.350°W | |
| Country |
 Senegal |
| Region | Louga Region |
| Department | Kébémer Department |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,918 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
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
- ↑ PEPAM (French)
- ↑ 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.
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