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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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The nearest towns are [[Saly]], M'Bour, [[Warang]], [[Gagnabougou]], [[Pointe-Sarène]], [[Ponto]], and [[Nianing Boro]] |
The nearest towns are [[Saly]], M'Bour, [[Warang]], [[Gagnabougou]], [[Pointe-Sarène]], [[Ponto, Senegal|Ponto]], and [[Nianing Boro]] |
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Fish constitute the primary natural |
Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Tourism in Senegal]] |
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*{{Cite book|author=Kamal El Jack|title=Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal|language=fr}} |
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*{{Cite book|author=Brigitte Rasoloniaina|title=Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara)|location=Paris|publisher=L'Harmattan|year=2000|language=fr}} |
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*{{Cite book|author=Marguerite Schelechten|title=Tourisme balnéaire ou tourisme rural intégré ? deux modèles de développement sénégalais|publisher=Éditions universitaires|year=1988|pages=442|isbn=2-8271-0393-1|language=fr}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225516/http://www.pepam.gouv.sn/acces.php?idloc=07121012 Nianing on the PEPAM website] |
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*{{en}} [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SG/7/Nianing.html Maps, weather and airports for Nianing] |
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*{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927065227/http://sip.sn/malicounda/nianing.htm Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda] |
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*{{fr}} [http://sip.sn/malicounda/nianing.htm Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda] |
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Latest revision as of 08:00, 16 March 2023
Nianing | |
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Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W / 14.35000°N 16.93333°W | |
Country | Senegal |
Region | Thiès |
Department | M'bour |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,448 |
Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from M'Bour.
History[edit]
Nianing was once a major trading post for cotton and peanuts.
Today, the city is situated on the main road that leads from M'Bour to Joal-Fadiouth.
Administration[edit]
Nianing is part of the rural community of Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès.
Geography[edit]
The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, Warang, Gagnabougou, Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, and Nianing Boro
Population[edit]
According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 6448 people and 736 households in Nianing.
The population is predominantly Serer, mostly Catholic.
Economy[edit]
Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism.
See also[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Kamal El Jack. Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal (in French).
- Brigitte Rasoloniaina (2000). Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara) (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan.
- Marguerite Schelechten (1988). Tourisme balnéaire ou tourisme rural intégré ? deux modèles de développement sénégalais (in French). Éditions universitaires. p. 442. ISBN 2-8271-0393-1.
External links[edit]
- (in French) Nianing on the PEPAM website
- (in French) Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda