M'Bour
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Country | Senegal |
Region | Thiès Region |
Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
M'Bour or Mbour is a town on the Petite Côte in Senegal, lying approximately 80 km south of Dakar. It is home to a population of 153,503 (2002 census). The city grew around a titanium mine and its major industries are ore extraction, fishing and peanut processing.
M'bour's harbour is the 2nd most important harbour in Senegal, after Dakar, with export to neighbouring countries and EU.