Ngaparou

Ngaparou
village
Ngaparou is located in Senegal
Ngaparou
Ngaparou
Location in Senegal
Coordinates: 14°27′47″N 17°3′29″W / 14.46306°N 17.05806°W / 14.46306; -17.05806
Country Senegal
RegionThiès
DepartmentM'Bour
Population
 (2013)
 • Total9,500

Ngaparou (or N'gaparu) is a coastal town with commune status in western Senegal (about 75 km south of Dakar), located in M'Bour Department and Thiès Region on the Petite Côte, near Saly. It is adjacent to the town of Somone and it shares a similar tourist industry,[1] but its main income is from fishing.[2]

  1. ^ Katharina Kane (2009). The Gambia & Senegal. Lonely Planet. pp. 187–. ISBN 978-1-74104-829-2.
  2. ^ In Senegal, Fishermen Come Together to Fish Smarter and More Sustainably, 7 October 2014, Worldbank, Retrieved 2 September 2015