N'Diaganiao

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N'Diaganiao
N'Diaganiao (Senegal)
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Coordinates 14 ° 32 ′  N , 16 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 14 ° 32 ′  N , 16 ° 44 ′  W
Basic data
Country Senegal

region

Thiès
Department Mbour
ISO 3166-2 SN-TH
height 25 m
surface 378.5 km²
Residents 46,469 (2013)
density 122.8  Ew. / km²
politics
mayor Niadiar SENE (2011)

N'Diaganiao , in simplified notation Ndiaganiao , is a village of around 6000 inhabitants and eponymous capital of a rural community (Communauté rurale) in the Mbour department of the Thiès region , in western Senegal . The rural community comprises 42 villages on an area of ​​378.5 km². The name of the village seems to be derived from "Ndiañaw", the name of a watercourse on which the settlement originated.

Geographical location

Ndiaganiao is located in the northeast of the Mbour department and thus in the country's peanut basin , 80 km southeast of the capital Dakar and 34 kilometers from the regional prefecture of Thiès . The rural communities of Fissel in the east, Séssène (near Thiadiaye ) and Sandiara in the south, as well as Tassette and Ngoundiane (both Thiès department ) in the west and north are adjacent in a clockwise direction .

population

The population of the rural Ndiaganiao community consists of three main ethnic groups:

Ethnic minorities are the Moors , the Manjagos and the Diolas , who each make up about 3% of the population. 80% of the residents are Muslim , 10% Christian and the same rate are followers of traditional religions .

The community has a high rate of rural exodus , mainly young people and women. They move north here because they do not have enough fertile soil in their homeland and no other work.

economy

The community can feed itself independently in average weather. More than 90 percent of the population live from agriculture. Mainly millet, peanuts , cowpeas, sorrel, watermelon, sorghum and cassava are grown . There are also modest yields for onions, peppers, cabbage, tomatoes and okra . In particular, there are difficulties with tillage because the soil cannot be plowed deep enough. Soil erosion from wind and the lack of irrigation also cause problems . In addition, if there is a production overhang, there is no transport route to other markets. Since 2016 there has been a program to promote the cultivation and processing of peanuts.

There are a number of common farm equipment, including 26 millet mills (17 working), a combine harvester and 83 oil presses (49 working).

Another important field of activity is livestock farming. Livestock breeding mainly includes sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, horses and poultry. Pastoralism is confronted with the problem of demarcating animal husbandry, which is always the source of conflicts between shepherds and farmers. There are four vaccination centers in the extensive municipal area, but no official veterinarian . In addition, cattle theft is a constant source of conflict.

Since the trade routes are in extremely poor condition, another source of income is largely absent: forestry. Nevertheless, timber trade and handicrafts are operated. Most of the sales take place at weekly markets, the so-called "loumas". Other handicraft items are produced independently of the wood: jewelry, textiles, pottery and other items. The Ndiaganiao marketplace is correspondingly lively and diverse.

Transport and infrastructure

Ndiaganiao is not served by the trunk road network in Senegal . From the N 1 at Sandiara a 13 km long paved spur road branches off to the north, which ends in the center of Ndiaganiao. As a result, there is at least a road connection to the Mbour prefecture . The villages off the cul-de-sac can only be reached via dusty slopes. Only one of these also leads further north from Ndiaganiao to the N 3 to the 25 km distant town of Khombole in the Thiès department . Contrary to all promises, it was not renovated in its run-down condition until 2019, let alone that it would have been extended north to Khombole. In the rainy season, the rural community is almost cut off from the outside world.

The most important means of transport are the bush taxi and the car, but they do not meet the transport requirements. A program to electrify 38 villages with solar energy was launched in 2016 to improve the power supply. By 2019, however, electrification had only been implemented in six villages. The European Water Treatment Company installed autonomous water pump and pipeline systems in around ten villages in 2019. The water is filtered and detoxified and thus serves the health of the population and the security of supply in times of drought. There are 16 primary and one secondary schools in the municipality. A program for the promotion of youth work has modest resources.

Town twinning

Since 1986 Ndiaganiao has been related to the French port city of Saint-Herblain and in cooperation with St. Ingbert in Saarland .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Communauté rurale de Ndiaganiao on the Internet ( Memento of February 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b Afrik21 of January 8, 2019: ETE will distribute drinking water to residents of Ndiaganiao
  3. ↑ Ndeye Mossane Sene, 2011: Stratégies migratoires et développement territorial chez les femmes migrantes de la communauté rurale de Ndiaganiao installées à Dakar
  4. ↑ Papa Demba Fall, 2015: Exode rural et transformation de l'espace dans l'arrière-pays de Fatick (Sénégal)
  5. ↑ Projet de valorisation de la filière arachide dans la commune de Ndiaganiao PDF file 1.1 MB
  6. ↑ a b Seneweb of July 27, 2019: Électricité, santé, routes: Ndiaganiao rappelle à Macky Sall ses promesses
  7. ↑ Vivafrik of March 29, 2016: Ndiaganiao électrifie 38 villages grâce au solaire
  8. ↑ Eticao ( Memento of January 28, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
  9. ↑ Coordination des Activités de Vacances (ODCAV) de Mbour et le conseil rural de NDIAGANIAO, status: September 2007
  10. ↑ 30 ans de coopération entre Saint-Herblain et Ndiaganiao
  11. ↑ "Friendship St.Ingbert - NDiaganiao" eV on the Internet