Ranérou
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|settlement_type = Town and commune
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|subdivision_name1 = Matam
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|subdivision_name2 = Matam
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Ranérou is a small town with commune status in north-east Senegal. It is the chief settlement of Ranérou-Ferlo Department in Matam Region and is connected to Dakar and Touba to the west and Ouro Sogui and Mauritania to the east by the N3 road.
In 2013 its population was recorded at just over 3,000. {{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/senegal_ext.aspx|title=Senegal: administrative units, extended|publisher=Geohive|accessdate=23 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514234109/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/senegal_ext.aspx|archivedate=14 May 2016}}
Climate
{{Weather box
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| location = Ranerou (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 33.4
| Feb high C = 36.1
| Mar high C = 39.2
| Apr high C = 41.6
| May high C = 42.5
| Jun high C = 40.1
| Jul high C = 36.1
| Aug high C = 34.3
| Sep high C = 34.5
| Oct high C = 38.2
| Nov high C = 37.8
| Dec high C = 34.6
| year high C = 37.4
| Jan low C = 17.1
| Feb low C = 19.6
| Mar low C = 22.5
| Apr low C = 25.0
| May low C = 26.8
| Jun low C = 26.6
| Jul low C = 25.4
| Aug low C = 24.6
| Sep low C = 24.1
| Oct low C = 23.9
| Nov low C = 20.5
| Dec low C = 17.7
| year low C = 22.8
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 0.1
| Feb precipitation mm = 1.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 0.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 0.1
| May precipitation mm = 4.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 33.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 100.2
| Aug precipitation mm = 147.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 120.5
| Oct precipitation mm = 31.6
| Nov precipitation mm = -0.1
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.9
| year precipitation mm = 439.3
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.0
| Feb precipitation days = 0.2
| Mar precipitation days = 0.0
| Apr precipitation days = 0.0
| May precipitation days = 0.3
| Jun precipitation days = 2.7
| Jul precipitation days = 6.7
| Aug precipitation days = 9.8
| Sep precipitation days = 8.9
| Oct precipitation days = 2.2
| Nov precipitation days = 0.0
| Dec precipitation days = 0.2
| year precipitation days = 31.0
| source = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Senegal/CSV/Ranerou_380060.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ranerou
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 10, 2024}}
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