Petite-Cote

The rock at Popenguine

The Petite-Côte ( French small coast ) is the name of the stretch of coast in the West African state of Senegal , which extends south of the metropolis Dakar from the Cap-Vert peninsula to the Sine - Saloum - river delta between the cities of Rufisque in the north and Joal-Fadiouth in the 80 kilometers south.

Many cities and seaside resorts line up on the populous coast . From north to south the following are to be named:

• Rufisque
• Bargny
• Toubab Dialao
• Popenguine
• Saly Portudal
• Mbour
• Nianing and
• Joal-Fadiouth

Further south, in front of the often amphibiously structured Saloum Delta, are still there

• Palmarin and
• Djiffer .

See also

• Grande-Côte

Web links

• Map of the Petite-Côte near Planete Senegal
• La Petite-Côte near Planete Senegal
• au-senegal.com of November 3, 2010: La petite côte, station du soleil
• Kassoumay: Petite Côte ( Memento of May 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 14 ° 26 '  N , 17 ° 2'  W