Niayes
The Niayes are as zone of Niayes an important, albeit small, ökogeographischer natural area in the West African state of Senegal .
The Zone des Niayes is a wetland around 150 kilometers long and 5 to 10 kilometers wide along the Grande-Côte between Cap Vert and the estuary delta of the Senegal River . The Niayes are made up of a series of depressions that have formed between the coastal and hinterland dunes. They have near-surface groundwater supplies and are the most important vegetable growing area in Senegal. They are densely populated, especially in the Arrondissement des Niayes in the metropolis of Pikine . In the Niayes, more than 20% of Senegal's population live on less than 1% of the territory. To the east of the Niayes is the ecological geographic natural area of the peanut basin .
The size of the Zone des Niayes is 2759 km². Administratively, the Niayes extend over the coastal parts of the regions of Saint-Louis , Louga , Thiès and Dakar .
The economically successful use of the Niayes depends on good transport routes to the Dakar metropolitan region. The 100-kilometer Route des Niayes , classified as a regional road , is particularly useful for this purpose , which is linked to Autoroute 1 and the N 1 at Rufisque and as the R10, then as the R70 and R70 bis, via Sangalkam and the coastal town of Kayar leads past Mboro and ends at Lompoul-sur-Mer ( near Kébémer ). Starting from the towns of Diamniadio , Sébikotane and Pout , the N 2 connects the Niayes a little inland and, parallel to them, the towns of Thiès , Tivaouane , Mékhé , Kébémer, Louga and Saint-Louis .
Individual evidence
- ^ Développement local, Institutions et changement climatique au Sénégal. January 2010 Zone des Niayes on page 13 of the PDF file 1.74 MB
- ↑ IPAR April 2015: Emploi des jeunes et migration en Afrique de l'Ouest (EJMAO) Zone des Niayes on page 13 of the PDF file 4.57 MB
- ↑ Abdoulaye MBAYE 2012: Rôle d'une ville secondaire dans l'organisation de son hinterland: le cas de Mboro dans la région de Thiès Route des Niayes on page 57 of the PDF file 1.4 MB
- ↑ Le Soleil of December 29, 2017: Bitumage de la route des Niayes: Usagers et populations apprécient
Web links
- État des ressources phytogenétiques pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture dans le monde. June 2008 Zone des Niayes especially on page 20 of the PDF file 3.7 MB
- Caractérisation et la cartographie des systèmes de production agricole au Sénégal. April 2007 Zone des Niayes especially on page 9 of the PDF file 0.8 MB
- The Niayes at Geonames
Coordinates: 15 ° 8 ′ N , 16 ° 52 ′ W