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Nianing

Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W / 14.35000°N 16.93333°W / 14.35000; -16.93333
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Nianing
Nianing is located in Senegal
Nianing
Nianing
Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W / 14.35000°N 16.93333°W / 14.35000; -16.93333
CountrySenegal
RegionThiès
DepartmentM'bour
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 • Total6,448

Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from M'Bour.

History

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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

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Nianing is part of the rural community of Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès.

Geography

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The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, Warang, Gagnabougou, Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, and Nianing Boro

Population

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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

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Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism.

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Kamal El Jack. Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal (in French).
  • Brigitte Rasoloniaina (2000). Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara) (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan.
  • Marguerite Schelechten (1988). Tourisme balnéaire ou tourisme rural intégré ? deux modèles de développement sénégalais (in French). Éditions universitaires. p. 442. ISBN 2-8271-0393-1.
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