Ngor, Dakar

Ngor
Commune d'arrondissement
Location of Ngor within Dakar
Location of Ngor within Dakar
Country Senegal
RegionDakar Region
DepartmentDakar Department
Area
 • Total
4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
17,383
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Websitehttp://sip.sn/ngor/commune.htm

Ngor (or Ngoor meaning "a virile man" in Serer sometimes denoting an honourable man, from the Serer term kor (man)) 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. 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

References

  1. ↑ Gravrand, Henry, "La Civilisation Sereer - Pangool", vol. 2. Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal (1990), pp. 204−5, ISBN 2-7236-1055-1
  2. ↑ "Why the name: Dakar?". African Heritage. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-10-13.

Further reading

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