M'Bour (əmbūr'), town, W Senegal, on the Atlantic Ocean. Ilmenite, rutile, and yirconium are extracted from the titanium ore mined nearby. M'Bour also processes and trades peanuts grown in the area and has a fishing industry. There is a geophysics research institute in the city.
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| Coordinates: 14°25′N 16°58′W / 14.417°N 16.967°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Thiès Region |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
M'Bour or Mbour is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. It is home to a population of 153,503 (2002 census). The city's major industries are tourism, fishing and peanut processing.
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