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Ngaparou (or N'gaparu) is a coastal town with commune status in western
7 October 2014, Worldbank, Retrieved 2 September 2015
The people of this coastal area are mainly Lebu and the Serer. There are, unusually, Catholic communities here and a Catholic church in Nguering 5 km away.
Ngaparou had 5735 inhabitants and 654 households before the creation of a town in 2004. Today, the town has a population of more than 15,000.
Ngaparou's economy is based on fishing, handicrafts, trade and tourism. It is basically a fishing village which has been opened to tourism in the early twenty century because of its wide beaches and pleasant climate. The town does not have large buildings to accommodate tourists because of local opposition. The fishing industry has been under threat because of illegal overfishing which means that several fish species were no longer available. The fishermen have joined together to plan areas that will not be fished so that stocks can recover. A grant from the
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 馂馂か馂げ馂か馂ず馂あ馂馂い馂き (Senegaali); Arabic: 丕賱爻賳睾丕賱 ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''R茅ewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 馂馂か馂げ馂ぃ馂あ馂馂げ馂ぃ馂き 馂 ...
(about 75 km 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 ...
), located in M'Bour Department and Thi猫s Region
Thi猫s is a region of western Senegal. The capital is also called Thi猫s.
Geography
Thi猫s has two coastlines, one in the north with the Grande C么te housing the Niayes vegetable market, one to the south with the Petite C么te, one of the tourist ...
on the Petite C么te
The Petite C么te is a stretch of coast in Senegal, running south from the Cap-Vert peninsula to the Saloum Delta, near the border with the Gambia.
The northern section near Dakar contains seaside resorts such as Saly Portudal, Rufisque, Nianing a ...
, near Saly
Saly (also called Sali or Saly Portudal) is a seaside resort area in Thi猫s Region on the Petite C么te of Senegal, south of Dakar. It is the top tourist destination in all of West Africa and has the status of a commune.
History
Saly was original ...
. It is adjacent to the town of Somone and it shares a similar tourist industry, but its main income is from fishing.In Senegal, Fishermen Come Together to Fish Smarter and More Sustainably7 October 2014, Worldbank, Retrieved 2 September 2015
Description
The people of this coastal area are mainly Lebu and the Serer. There are, unusually, Catholic communities here and a Catholic church in Nguering 5 km away.
Ngaparou had 5735 inhabitants and 654 households before the creation of a town in 2004. Today, the town has a population of more than 15,000.
Ngaparou's economy is based on fishing, handicrafts, trade and tourism. It is basically a fishing village which has been opened to tourism in the early twenty century because of its wide beaches and pleasant climate. The town does not have large buildings to accommodate tourists because of local opposition. The fishing industry has been under threat because of illegal overfishing which means that several fish species were no longer available. The fishermen have joined together to plan areas that will not be fished so that stocks can recover. A grant from the World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
enabled them to purchase refrigerated transport so that their catch can be transported to towns where it can attract higher prices.
Overtime fish species that were in short supply have returned to the area. In 2016 it was reported that the weight of lobsters had more than doubled. This is important when fish is 4% of the countries GDP and 50% of the countries protein intake.
Nearby localities are Keur Timak, Somone, Keur Youngar, Nguering and Saly
Saly (also called Sali or Saly Portudal) is a seaside resort area in Thi猫s Region on the Petite C么te of Senegal, south of Dakar. It is the top tourist destination in all of West Africa and has the status of a commune.
History
Saly was original ...
.
References
External links
{{commons category Populated places in Thi猫s Region Communes of Senegal