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'''Nianing''' is a city in [[Petite Côte]], [[Senegal]], south of [[Dakar]], 8 |
'''Nianing''' is a city in [[Petite Côte]], [[Senegal]], south of [[Dakar]], {{convert|8|km}} from [[M'Bour]]. |
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Revision as of 17:27, 30 December 2008
Nianing | |
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| 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 ressource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism.
See also
Related articles
Bibliography
- Template:Fr Kamal El Jack. Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal.
- Template:Fr Brigitte Rasoloniaina (2000). Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara). Paris: L'Harmattan.
- Template:Fr Marguerite Schelechten (1988). Tourisme balnéaire ou tourisme rural intégré ? deux modèles de développement sénégalais. Éditions universitaires. p. 442. ISBN 2827103931.
External links
- Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. Maps, weather and airports for Nianing
- Template:Fr Nianing on the PEPAM website
- Template:Fr Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda