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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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==Population== |
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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] |
*{{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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*{{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] |
*{{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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Revision as of 08:00, 16 March 2023
Nianing | |
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  Nianing | |
| 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
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
Nianing is part of the rural community of Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès.
Geography
The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, Warang, Gagnabougou, Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, and Nianing Boro
Population
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
Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism.
See also
Bibliography
- 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
- (in French) Nianing on the PEPAM website
- (in French) Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda
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