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==Geography==
==Geography==
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]]


==Population==
==Population==
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==See also==
==See also==

===Related articles===
* [[Tourism in Senegal]]
* [[Tourism in Senegal]]


===Bibliography===
==Bibliography==
*{{fr}} {{Cite book|author=Kamal El Jack|title=Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal}}
*{{Cite book|author=Kamal El Jack|title=Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal|language=fr}}
*{{fr}} {{Cite book|author=Brigitte Rasoloniaina|title=Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara)|location=Paris|publisher=L'Harmattan|year=2000}}
*{{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}}
*{{fr}} {{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}}
*{{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}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{fr}} [http://www.pepam.gouv.sn/acces.php?idloc=07121012 Nianing on the PEPAM website]
*{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225516/http://www.pepam.gouv.sn/acces.php?idloc=07121012 Nianing on the PEPAM website]
*{{fr}} [http://sip.sn/malicounda/nianing.htm Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda]
*{{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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[[Category:Populated places in Thiès Region]]
[[fr:Nianing]]
[[Category:Petite Côte]]

Latest revision as of 08:00, 16 March 2023

Nianing
Nianing is located in Senegal
Nianing
Nianing
Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W / 14.35000°N 16.93333°W / 14.35000; -16.93333
CountrySenegal
RegionThiès
DepartmentM'bour
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 • Total6,448

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]

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