Hispanopedia Wiki
Articulo de referencia

Bargny, Senegal

Coordinates : 14°41′38″N 17°14′01″W / 14.69389°N 17.23361°W / 14.69389; -17.23361 Bargny (also, Bargny-Gouddau and Bargny Gouddou ) is a settlement and urban commune in Senegal ...

Hispanopedia WikiContenido en espanolLectura gratuita
Coordinates: 14°41′38″N17°14′01″W / 14.69389°N 17.23361°W / 14.69389; -17.23361

Bargny (also, Bargny-Gouddau and Bargny Gouddou) is a settlement and urban commune in Senegal. It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital, Dakar.

Environment

The community has a number of severe environmental threats, including coastal erosion and contamination from economic projects and industries in the community.[2]

Industries

Cement

The town holds one of the largest cement factories in West Africa.[3] Created in 1984, the factory creates toxic dust which exposes local residents to contamination.[3]

Transport

Bargny is the site of a proposed deep water port for mineral exports,[4] such as iron ore.[5]

The railway following the coast from Dakar heads inland from this point to Thiès.

In 2016, construction of the Train Express Regional started.

Power

A coal-fired power station, the Sendou power station, was opened in 2018.[3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 12Citypopulation.de Population and area of Bargny Commune
  2. ↑"Bargny". www.bargnyproject.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. 123Judt, Daniel (2019-09-24). "In Senegal, Climate Change Is Robbing Thousands of Their Homes". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ↑"APIX - Where to invest? The priority sectors - Mines and geology". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  5. ↑"Archived copy"(PDF). www.simsenegal.com. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

14°41′38″N17°14′01″W / 14.69389°N 17.23361°W / 14.69389; -17.23361