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==Geography==
==Geography==
The nearest towns are [[Saly]], M'Bour, [[Warang]], [[Gagnabougou]], [[Pointe-Sarène]], [[Ponto]], and [[Nianing Boro]]
The nearest towns are [[Saly]], M'Bour, [[Warang]], [[Gagnabougou]], [[Pointe-Sarène]], [[Ponto, Senegal|Ponto]], and [[Nianing Boro]]


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


==See also==
==See also==
===Related articles===
* [[Tourism in Senegal]]
* [[Tourism in Senegal]]


===Bibliography===
==Bibliography==
*{{fr}} {{Cite book|author=Kamal El Jack|title=Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal}}
*{{Cite book|author=Kamal El Jack|title=Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal|language=fr}}
*{{fr}} {{Cite book|author=Brigitte Rasoloniaina|title=Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara)|location=Paris|publisher=L'Harmattan|date=2000}}
*{{Cite book|author=Brigitte Rasoloniaina|title=Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara)|location=Paris|publisher=L'Harmattan|year=2000|language=fr}}
*{{fr}} {{Cite book|author=Marguerite Schelechten|title=Tourisme balnéaire ou tourisme rural intégré ? deux modèles de développement sénégalais|publisher=Éditions universitaires|date=1988|pages=442|isbn=2827103931}}
*{{Cite book|author=Marguerite Schelechten|title=Tourisme balnéaire ou tourisme rural intégré ? deux modèles de développement sénégalais|publisher=Éditions universitaires|year=1988|pages=442|isbn=2-8271-0393-1|language=fr}}


===External links===
==External links==
*{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225516/http://www.pepam.gouv.sn/acces.php?idloc=07121012 Nianing on the PEPAM website]
*{{en}} [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SG/7/Nianing.html Maps, weather and airports for Nianing]
*{{fr}} [http://www.pepam.gouv.sn/acces.php?idloc=07121012 Nianing on the PEPAM website]
*{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927065227/http://sip.sn/malicounda/nianing.htm Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda]
*{{fr}} [http://sip.sn/malicounda/nianing.htm Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda]


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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Senegal]]


[[Category:Populated places in Thiès Region]]
[[fr:Nianing]]
[[Category:Petite Côte]]

Revision as of 08:00, 16 March 2023

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

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

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.
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