M'Bour

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]

M'Bour مبور
City and commune
M'Bour
Coordinates: 14°25′N 16°58′W
Country	Senegal
Region	Thiès Region
Department	M'Bour
Area [1]
• 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)

Senegalese women Mbour Beach

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]

Climate

M'Bour's climate is characterized by hot weather year-round. M'Bour has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh),^[4] with a long dry season from November to May. The vast majority of precipitation falls between July to September.

Climate data for M'Bour (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.1 (93.4)	35.5 (95.9)	36.3 (97.3)	35.2 (95.4)	33.1 (91.6)	31.7 (89.1)	32.4 (90.3)	32.2 (90.0)	32.4 (90.3)	34.5 (94.1)	36.2 (97.2)	34.8 (94.6)	34.0 (93.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.6 (61.9)	17.9 (64.2)	18.5 (65.3)	19.1 (66.4)	20.2 (68.4)	23.0 (73.4)	24.3 (75.7)	24.4 (75.9)	23.9 (75.0)	23.1 (73.6)	19.7 (67.5)	17.6 (63.7)	20.7 (69.3)
Record low °C (°F)	8.5 (47.3)	10.0 (50.0)	10.5 (50.9)	12.9 (55.2)	13.7 (56.7)	16.5 (61.7)	17.2 (63.0)	18.0 (64.4)	18.5 (65.3)	13.5 (56.3)	12.0 (53.6)	9.4 (48.9)	8.5 (47.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.2 (0.09)	0.4 (0.02)	0.2 (0.01)	0.0 (0.0)	0.5 (0.02)	12.3 (0.48)	103.1 (4.06)	231.0 (9.09)	176.6 (6.95)	33.6 (1.32)	0.6 (0.02)	0.0 (0.0)	560.5 (22.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.3	6.8	12.9	11.0	3.0	0.1	0.0	35.6
Source: NOAA[5]

Notable residents or natives

• Youssou Diagne (1938–2022), politician
• Viviane N'Dour (born 1973), singer
• Maurice Ndour (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Ibrahima Niane (born 1999), footballer

Gallery

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

See also

• Mbour Sign Language

References

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

14°25′N 16°58′W