Bargny (also, Bargny-Gouddau and Bargny Gouddou) is a settlement and urban commune in

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

. It is located in a somewhat sheltered bay about 15 km to the east of the capital,

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

Environment

The community has a number of severe environmental threats, including

coastal erosion Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of Wind wave, waves, Ocean current, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts ...

and contamination from economic projects and industries in the community.

Industries

Cement

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

Transport

Bargny is the site of a proposed

deep water port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manche ...

for mineral exports, such as iron ore. The railway following the coast from Dakar heads inland from this point to

Thiès Thiès (; ; Noon language, Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road (Senegal), N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and Saint-Louis, ...

. In 2016, construction of the Train Express Regional started.

Power

coal-fired power station A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity. Worldwide there are about 2,500 coal-fired power stations, on average capable of generating a gigawatt each. They generate ...

, the Sendou power station, was opened in 2018.

Notable people

Abasse Ndione Abasse Ndione (16 December 1946 – 25 January 2024) was a Senegalese author and nurse. Life and career Ndione was born 16 December 1946 in the village of Bargny, close to Dakar, the son of a shopkeeper. He attended the local Koranic school at ...

(1946-) -writer

References

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* Populated places in Thiès region Communes of Senegal {{Senegal-geo-stub