Located in the region of Thies, Mbour the town is located in the heart of the Petite Côte, the tourist area of Senegal. The city of Mbour is 83 km from the capital Dakar.

It is easily accessible, quiet, less polluted than the capital and is the ideal place to rest after a busy year and take a winter break.
The foundation of the city dates back to the eighteenth century, with the arrival of different ethnicities, first the Serer and then the Mandinga, the Lebou,the Toucouleur ...
With the installation of the colonial administration, Mbour soon became an active center of trade, playing an important role in collecting colonial collection and production of peanut inland.
In 1922, it became the administrative capital of the sub-region and was erected in the city December 4, 1926.
Today, the city of Mbour occupies an important place in the socio-economic development of the region of Thies. Remains a melting pot of social and economic life in constant turmoil.
The fishing port of Mbour produces 40% of the product ground fishery in Senegal. The fish landed in Mbour is sold both in Dakar and in other parts of the country.
The fish called "noble" is exported to Europe and Asia. Smoked fish and dried fish are exported mainly to countries in the sub-region such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Togo, etc..
The fishing industry is facing a crisis. The professionals blame the causes of unsustainable fishing techniques often used by Senegalese and especially by foreign vessels.
In addition to fishing, tourism and crafts are growing.
La Petite Cote has put together a large number of hotels and accommodation facilities. With its strong points beach, the Senegalese government has focused much of its tourism policy in Petite Cote. For this purpose, the Society for the Development of the Senegal Petite Côte (SAPCO), responsible for the development of coastal tourism, was created in 1975.
The Department of Mbour is located between the site of Saly and that of Nianing. Saly, alone, is the largest resort in West Africa. Within the city and along the coast continue to be constructed hotel accommodations. The city of Mbour produces most of the structure and workforce. The fishing port with the spectacle of the fishermen landing and the central market of Mbour shops are customary for tourists. Tourists often end it up avoiding these sites because of the lack of organization, and are mainly channeled through the hotels in the direction of their interests.
When they visit, they are often confronted with images of culture preset and unrepresentative. They perceive cultural traits, through souvenirs of African art made by local craftsmen to suit the realities of the industrial market and the products are sold through intermediaries, at a cost well above the purchase price.
The central market in Mbour through the antique shops you can instead enjoy every local cultural diversity. All ethnic groups live together in space Mbour Senegal common. The city has become a melting pot and is currently expanding.
In addition to the traditional neighborhoods of Mbour Serere, Thiocé, Téfess, Mbour Toucouleur, Gadega hosting ethnic groups founders, Mbour has a dozen new neighborhoods. Most people claim their cultural background. Each ethnic group has an arsenal of knowledge, but also skills. Populations, once in Mbour, they leave engulfing the city, gradually losing all their cultural baggage in favor of a way of life thaat follows the model of Western culture.

However, despite this immense human potential and cultural heritage, and a new airport under construction, the city of Mbour seems dormant. Public infrastructure is scarce and poverty is endemic, due to mismanagement of the authorities and the failure of the company to the new requirements of development.
It may be unrealistic to want to preach a full return to tradition, but is more likely to be able to find in their immense cultural heritage real resources to combat poverty and its corollaries. Mbour allowed a certain type of tourism to benefit from the financial advantages of foreign multinationals, and the town does not receive much of the tax revenue of the hotels in Petit-Cote.
The exaltation of cultural values could be a turning point for addressing the problems of urban populations. Some charitable organizations are active in the area to do their part in the development of Cuture and Tourism.