Nianing

Nianing
Nianing
Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W / 14.35000°N 16.93333°W / 14.35000; -16.93333Coordinates: 14°21′0″N 16°56′0″W / 14.35000°N 16.93333°W / 14.35000; -16.93333
Country	Senegal
Region	Thiès
Department	M'bour
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population
• Total	6,448

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

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 in M'bour Department, Thiès.

Geography[]

The nearest towns are Saly, M'Bour, , , , , and

Population[]

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[]

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

See also[]

• Tourism in Senegal

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