M'Bour or Mbour ( ar, مبور; Wolof: ''Mbuur''), is a city in the
Thiès Region
Thiès is a region of western Senegal. The capital is also called Thiès.
Geography
Thiès has two coastlines, one in the north with the Grande Côte housing the Niayes vegetable market, one to the south with the Petite Côte, one of the tourist ...
of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. It lies on the
Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
. It is home to a population of nearly 233,000 (2013 census).
The city's major industries are tourism,
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
and
peanut
The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible Seed, seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small ...
processing. M'Bour is a tourist destination. It is situated on the "Little Coast" and connected to Dakar via the
N1 road.
It is noteworthy for the orphanage and nursery for children run by the international NGO Vivre Ensemble, and for the
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Senegal.
140 migrants drowned on October 29,
2020
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when a boat from M'Bour that was bound for the
Canary Islands
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capsized near
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Saint Louis or Saint-Louis ( wo, Ndar), is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 km north of Senegal's capital city Dakar, it has a population officially ...
.
Notable residents or natives
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Viviane N'Dour
Viviane (born Viviane Chidid) is a Senegalese pop singer who is the former backing vocalist and former sister-in-law of Youssou N'Dour. Viviane is known as the queen or reine of Senegalese music. On March 31, 2012 the label Wonda Music of prod ...
, Singer
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Youssou Diagne
Youssou Diagne (29 August 1938 – 18 November 2022) was a Senegalese politician who was the seventh President of the National Assembly, from 2001 to 2002.
Biography
Born in Mbour, he studied at the Catholic school in Popenguine and then in Dio ...
, Politician
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Ibrahima Niane
Ibrahima Niane (born 11 March 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Metz
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, Footballer
Gallery
Image:Gettingfish.jpg, Port of M'Bour in Senegal
Image:M'bour harbor.jpeg, Port of M'Bour, Senegal
Image:Streetsmbour2.jpg, Streets near the port of M'Bour, Senegal
See also
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Mbour Sign Language
Mbour Sign Language is an indigenous sign language used in a neighborhood of the city of M'Bour in Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') off ...
References
Populated places in Thiès Region
Communes of Senegal
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