Bargny, Senegal

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Bargny, Senegal
Town
Bargny, Senegal is located in Senegal
Bargny, Senegal
Bargny, Senegal
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Country  Senegal
Region Thiès Region
Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

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

Transport

Bargny is the site of a proposed deep water port for mineral export [1] such as for iron ore.[2]

The railway which has followed the coast from Dakar heads inland from this point to Thies.

Power

A coal-fired power station, the Sendou power station is a planned in the nearby hamlet of Sendou (also spelled Siendou).

Notable people

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