Ngor, Dakar
Ngor | |
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Commune d'arrondissement | |
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![]() Location of Ngor within Dakar | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Dakar Region |
Department | Dakar Department |
Area | |
• Total | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 17,383 |
• Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Website | http://sip.sn/ngor/commune.htm |
Ngor (lit. 'honorable' in Wolof)[1] is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. As of 2013 it had a population of 17,383. The westernmost point of the country and the mainland African continent is located in Ngor. Ngor is one of the four original Lebou villages of the Cap-Vert Peninsula, along with Yoff, Hann, and Ouakam.[2] It includes the small island of Ngor [fr].
Ngor's recorded history dates back to 1550, when migrants from the interior of Senegal including the Walo, Cayor, Jolof (also as Djolof or Wolof) and Baol came into the Cap-Vert peninsula.
Sports club
The most notable football club is Olympique de Ngor. The club once played at the First Division of Senegal and later Ligue 1 (Premier League) and was relegated in 2016 to Ligue 2 where they currently play. Another club named Almadies who once played in the First Division up to around the 1970s was also based in Ngor.
Notable people
- Diogal Sakho, musician
References
Further reading
- C. T. Mbengue, "An introduction to the traditional villages of Yoff, Ngor and Ouakam ", R. Register and B. Peeks (under the direction of), Village wisdom, future cities, 1996, Third Ecoville-Ecovillage (Écoville-Écovillage) International Conference at Yoff, Sénégal, Ecocity Builders, Oakland, California, p. 82–85.
- Jean-Louis Acquier, Ngor, village de la grande banlieue de Dakar : traditions et mutations, University of Bordeaux, 1971, p. 250 p.
- Fatou Seye Mbow, Évolution des villages lébou du Cap-Vert : le cas de Ngor [Evolution of Lebou Village of the Cap-Vert Peninsula]', Dakar, University of Dapar, 1983, p. 168
External links
- Official website
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