Nianing
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Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, {{convert|8|km}} 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
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
- {{Cite book|author=Kamal El Jack|title=Un Centre de formation agricole : le cas de Nianing au Sénégal|language=fr}}
- {{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}}
- {{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
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225516/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]
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