Place:Richard Toll, Saint-Louis, Senegal

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NameRichard Toll
Alt namesRichard-Tollsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-147
TypeCity
Coordinates16.467°N 15.683°W
Located inSaint-Louis, Senegal
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Richard Toll is a town in northern Senegal, lying on the south bank of the River Senegal, just east of Rosso. Originally a colonial town, it was named for the park of the Château de Baron Roger, laid out by botanist Jean Michel Claude Richard. A rice-growing scheme was originally initiated by France's colonial development organisation, FIDES, in 1949 with an initial cultivated area of . The town's main industry is sugar. The estimated population in 2007 was 70,000.

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