Nianing
Place in Thiès, Senegal
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Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from M'Bour.
CountrySenegal
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Nianing | |
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  Nianing | |
| Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Thiès |
| Department | M'bour |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,448 |
History
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
Nianing is part of the rural community of Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès.
Geography
The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, Warang, Gagnabougou, Pointe-Sarène, Ponto, and Nianing Boro
Population
Economy
Fish constitute the primary natural resource in the area. The local economy also relies on livestock, agriculture, trade, and, recently, tourism.
See also
Bibliography
- 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
- (in French) Nianing on the PEPAM website
- (in French) Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda