title: Nianing
text: # Nianing
  
  Nianing is a city in Petite Côte, Senegal, south of Dakar, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) 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
  
  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.
  
  