M'Bour
مبور | |
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City and commune | |
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  M'Bour | |
| Coordinates: 14°25′N 16°58′W / 14.417°N 16.967°W | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Region | Thiès Region |
| Department | M'Bour |
| Area | |
| • City and commune | 24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
| • City and commune | 284,189 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
M'Bour or Mbour (Arabic: مبور; Wolof: Mbuur), is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Dakar. It is home to a population of 284,189 (2023 census).[1]
The city's major industries are tourism, fishing and peanut processing.[2] 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 when a boat from M'Bour that was bound for the Canary Islands capsized near Saint-Louis, Senegal.[3]
- ^ a b c Citypopulation.de Population and area of M'bour Commune
- ^ "M'Bour | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Braithwaite, Sharon; McSweeney, Eoin (October 29, 2020). "At least 140 people drown in the deadliest shipwreck of 2020". CNN. Retrieved November 17, 2020.