Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from M'Bour.
Nianing | |
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  Nianing | |
| Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W / 14.35000°N 16.93333°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Thiès |
| Department | M'bour |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,448 |
History edit
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 edit
Nianing is part of the rural community of Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès.
Geography edit
The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, Warang, Gagnabougou, Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, and Nianing Boro
Population edit
According to PEPAM (Water and Sanitation Program for the Millennium), there are 6448 people and 736 households in Nianing.
Economy edit
Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism.
See also edit
Bibliography edit
- 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.
External links edit
- (in French) Nianing on the PEPAM website
- (in French) Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda