Nianing Explained

Nianing
Pushpin Map:	Senegal
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Senegal
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Thiès
Subdivision Type2:	Department
Subdivision Name2:	M'bour
Elevation M:	8
Population Total:	6448
Coordinates:	14.35°N -16.9333°W

Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, 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

• Book: Kamal El Jack. Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal. fr.
• Book: Brigitte Rasoloniaina. Étude des représentations linguistiques des Sereer (Sénégal : Mbour, Nianing, Sandiara). Paris. L'Harmattan. 2000. fr.
• Book: Marguerite Schelechten. Tourisme balnéaire ou tourisme rural intégré ? deux modèles de développement sénégalais. Éditions universitaires. 1988. 442. 2-8271-0393-1. fr.

External links

• Nianing on the PEPAM website
• Nianing on the website of the rural community of Malicounda