Mbour

M'Bour

M'Bour

Town in the Thiès Region, Senegal

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 nearly 233,000 (2013 census).

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Senegalese women Mbour Beach

The city's major industries are tourism, fishing and peanut processing.[1] 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.[2]

Climate

M'Bour's climate is characterized by hot weather year-round. M'Bour has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh),[3] with a long dry season from November to May. The vast majority of precipitation falls between July to September.

More information Climate data for M'Bour (1991–2020), Month ...

Notable residents or natives

  • Port of M'Bour in Senegal
  • Port of M'Bour, Senegal
  • Streets near the port of M'Bour, Senegal

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "M'Bour | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. [2]
    Braithwaite, Sharon; McSweeney, Eoin (October 29, 2020). "At least 140 people drown in the deadliest shipwreck of 2020". CNN. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
  4. [4]
    "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — M'Bour". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

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