Nianing

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==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.

==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]

Category:Populated places in Thiès region Category:Petite Côte

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