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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 Malicounda in M'bour Department, Thiès.




Geography


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




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
Epiphany of the Lord Church of Nianing




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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Nianing
• Katoucha Niane
• Ibrahima Niane
• Adama Niane (actor)
• Epiphany of the Lord Church of Nianing
• Petite Côte
• Adama Niane
• Niane Sivongxay
• Abdoul Niane
• Mali Empire