Official Name: | Ville de Nioro du Rip |
Settlement Type: | Town and commune |
Total Type: | Town and commune |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Nioro_du_Rip_arrondissements.png |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Map Caption1: | Arrondissements of the Nioro du Rip Department |
Pushpin Map: | Senegal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Senegal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kaolack |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Nioro du Rip |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Modou Mbaye |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Area Total Km2: | 7.909 |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 28491 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 13.75°N -63°W |
Elevation M: | 28 |
Nioro du Rip is a town and urban commune in the south-west of Sénégal, situated about 600NaN0 to the south-west of Kaolack and 270NaN0 from the border with The Gambia.
The town of Nioro du Rip was the capital of Rip (a kingdom of the marabout leader Maba Diakhou Bâ). Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké (founder of The Mouride brotherhood) at one point lived here. Nioro is near one group of the Senegambian stone circles which date from the eighth century.
The town is the capital of Nioro du Rip Department, in région of Kaolack.
Nioro du Rip is on the route nationale N4 which links Kaolack to Ziguinchor via The Gambia.The nearest small towns are Keur Ali Gueye, Paoskoto, Diamaguene, Keur Bidji Ouri, Lougue, Bamba, Bakesaloum, Mbaye Faye Fafa et Mbap.