Ngaparou (or N'gaparu) is a coastal town with commune status in western Senegal (about 75 km south of Dakar), located in M'Bour Department and Thiès Region on the Petite Côte, near Saly.

It is adjacent to the town of Somone and it shares a similar tourist industry,[1] but its main income is from fishing.

It is basically a fishing village which has been opened to tourism in the early twenty century because of its wide beaches and pleasant climate.

The fishermen have joined together to plan areas that will not be fished so that stocks can recover.

[2] Over time fish species that were in short supply have returned to the area.