Guéoul

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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

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.{{cite news|last1=Wuilbercq|first1=Emeline|title=Bineta Diop, combattante pour ⁰le droit des femmes|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2015/02/05/bineta-diop-combattante-pour-le-droit-des-femmes_4570085_3212.html|accessdate=October 19, 2016|work=Le Monde|date=February 5, 2015|quote=« Ma mère était une féministe visionnaire, confie cette native de Guéoul, dans le nord-ouest du Sénégal.}}

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Category:Populated places in Louga region

Category:Communes of Senegal

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