Laye
in Louga, Senegal

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
15.617 and -16.183 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 15° 37' 0" and W -16° 10' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - XOF
Spoken languages:
French, Wolof
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:28 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Dakar
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:07 am and 6:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-15.400 and 166.017 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tombaesar
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Senegal in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Senegal.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Senegal. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Laye

Laye in Louga is located in Senegal about 106 mi (or 170 km) north-east of Dakar, the country's capital.

Local time in Laye is now 04:28 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Dakar with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Laye, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Senegal is Saint Louis Airport in a distance of 35 mi (or 57 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Senegal is Island of Saint-Louis in a distance of 54 mi (or 87 km), North-East.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Louga, Saint-Louis, Diourbel, Rosso and Thies. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 63%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 55% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

26°C (79 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

27°C (80 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Ndeep présente par la compagnie Kaddu Njambur de Louga (Sénégal)

Published: December 05, 2013
Length: 34:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ngarymbaye

"Ndeep" présente par la compagnie Kaddu Njambur de Louga (Sénégal) durant le festival poura la renaissance du patrimoine immatériel de Louga (Sénégal) FERPI.


ASC DEKKANDOO DE LOUGA 4

Published: August 24, 2013
Length: 12:52 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Mouhamadou Sow

ASC DEKKANDOO DE LOUGA.


ALAW au Grand Cross de Louga Fespop en partenariat avec And Liggeyal Askan Wi ALAW et le MSAS

Published: December 25, 2012
Length: 12:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alaw Senasso

Festivale fespop, alaw, comeva, msas, ministere de la sante et de l'action sociale, collectif en mouvement pour les valeurs et l'action, comeva, awa marie coll seck, Ibrahima Pierrot Yatté,...


Mansour Sy Djamil à Louga

Published: June 03, 2012
Length: 26:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Serigne Mansour Sy Djamil


dekkandoo VS jamano

Published: September 14, 2013
Length: 05:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mouhamadou Sow

navetane 2013.


VISITE DU MINISTRE DE L'EDUCATION (SERIGNE MBAYE THIAM) A L'IA de LOUGA

Published: December 20, 2012
Length: 04:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mouhamadou Sow

VISITE DU MINISTRE DE L'EDUCATION (SERIGNE MBAYE THIAM) A L'IA de LOUGA.


MIROIR DE MA VIE

Published: September 14, 2012
Length: 18:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: bernardo canzoneri

Le 31 aout 2012 à Louga, Senegal l'ARCOTS LOUGA en partenariat avec le CENTRE CULTUREL REGIONAL a presenté le spettacle theatrale MIROIR DE MA VIE ''EDUCATION _ TOLERANCE _ ...


La Parole du Sage par le grand conteur sénégalais Ngary Mbaye

Published: December 04, 2013
Length: 37:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ngarymbaye

Le conteur et directeur du festival international pour la renaissance du patrimoine immatériel de louga, Sénégal (FERPI) présente un extrait de son répertoire de conte qui s'intitule "...


samourai killers never die_by k-lizen Prod

Published: January 15, 2014
Length: 52:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: K-lizen Prod

samourai killers louga.


k-lizen

Published: May 22, 2014
Length: 15:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: K-lizen Prod


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Louga

Louga is a town in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest and Dakar to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is at the northern limits of Senegal's peanut- (groundnut-) growing area and is inhabited by the Fulani, who are generally pastoral nomads, and the Wolof, who are sedentary farmers. Pop. (1994 est. ) town, 67,154.

Located at 15.6167, -16.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Louga Region, Regional capitals in Senegal, Populated places in Senegal

Louga Department

Louga Department is one of the departments of Senegal, located in the Louga Region.

Located at 15.6167, -16.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Departments of Senegal, Louga Region