Ile de Guior
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 13 ° 52 ′ N , 16 ° 43 ′ W | |
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| length | 14.9 km | |
| width | 6.6 km | |
| surface | 80 km² | |
| Residents | 16,000 200 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Niodior | |
Île de Guior (often named after the main town Niodior ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean that belongs to Senegal and is located in the Delta du Saloum National Park .
Politically, Île de Guior belongs to the Niodor Arrondissement of the same name , which belongs to the Foundiougne department in the Fatick region of Senegal.
The island's vegetation is characterized by mangroves , palm trees and specimens of the African baobab tree .
The approximately 16,000 inhabitants of the island belong to one of the three major ethnic groups of Senegal, the Serer . The largest towns are the main town Niodior on the central west coast (5517 inhabitants) and Dionewar in the north (3953 inhabitants, as of 1997).
An important source of income is the traditional fishing with canoes . In addition, cockles and wild oysters collected and after Dakar and Kaolack , after Gambia and to the region Casamance sold.
Personalities
- Fatou Diome (* 1968 in Niodior), French-speaking writer, describes the island in literary terms in her book Le Ventre de l'Atlantique ( The Belly of the Ocean )
- Felwine Sarr (* 1972 in Niodior), Senegalese economist , author and musician
Web links
- Île de Guior near Geonames
- Maps, weather of Île de Guior and neighboring airports
- Environment and development in coastal regions and small islands (UNESCO forum CSI on Niodior in 1997)
- photos
- Settlement on Île de Guior
- Pirogues on Île de Guior
- Picture from the small port of Niodior
- Image of a pirogue in the typical mangrove landscape Île de Guior
- Palm trees and a baobab tree on Île de Guior
- Video