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The Gambia is divided into eight local government areas. They are:

  1. Banjul
  2. Basse
  3. Brikama
  4. Janjanbureh
  5. Kanifing
  6. Kerewan
  7. Kuntaur
  8. Mansakonko

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Local government areas of the Gambia

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The Gambia is divided into eight local government areas. They are: Banjul Basse Brikama Janjanbureh Kanifing Kerewan Kuntaur Mansakonko Divisions of the...

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Local government area

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Council. "Local government area" is also an official designation in The Gambia and Nigeria. List of countries where "local government area" is an official...

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List of local government areas of the Gambia by Human Development Index

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is a list of local government areas of The Gambia by Human Development Index as of 2023 with data for the year 2021. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database...

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Brikama

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Brikama is one of the largest cities in the Gambia. It is also called 'Satey Ba' by the locals, meaning "big town". It lies southwest of the country's capital...

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Banjul

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/ˈbɑːndʒuːl/), officially the City of Banjul, is the capital and fourth largest city of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division...

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Janjanbureh

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in the Gambia River in eastern Gambia. Until 1995, it was known as Georgetown and was the second largest town in the country. It is the capital of Janjanbureh...

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Basse Santa Su

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in the Gambia, lying on the south bank of the River Gambia. The easternmost major town in the nation, it known for its important market. Basse is the capital...

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Subdivisions of the Gambia

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the mayor serving as chairman of the council. The Gambia is also additionally divided into eight Local Government Areas, of which two are the City of...

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Kerewan

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town in the Gambia. Located beside the Miniminiyang Bolong, about 60 km from the capital Banjul. It is the seat of the Kerewan Local Government Area (formerly...

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Kuntaur

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of the Gambia. According to the 2013 census, there are 3074 inhabitants. The town is the seat of the Kuntaur Local Government Area in the district of...

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The Gambia

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The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia and Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, Gambia is the smallest country in continental...

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Religion in the Gambia

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The Gambia is a Muslim majority country, with Muslims constituting 96.4% of the population, some 3.5% are Christian, and 0.1% practice other religions...

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Kanifing

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in the Gambia, and lies immediately west of the capital city of Banjul. The Kanifing Local Government Area has the largest population of any of the administrative...

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Districts of the Gambia

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The Gambia is subdivided into 43 districts. They are listed below by Local Government Area (previously Regions, known as Divisions until 2007), each with...

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Prostitution in the Gambia

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Prostitution in the Gambia is widespread but illegal. Most of the estimated 3,100 prostitutes in the Gambia are from Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea...

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History of the Gambia

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the movement. The Gambia portal Politics portal List of heads of government of the Gambia List of heads of state of the Gambia Politics of the Gambia...

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Gambia Colony and Protectorate

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The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was the British colonial administration of The Gambia from 1821 to 1965, part of the British Empire in the New Imperialism...

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Dawda Jawara

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August 2019) was a Gambian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of The Gambia from 1970 to 1994,...

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Geography of the Gambia

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The Gambia is a very small and narrow African country with the border based on the Gambia River. The country is less than 48 kilometres (30 mi) wide at...

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Banjul District

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Banjul is a district in the Banjul Local Government Area of the Gambia. "Poverty Statistics of Gambia". Knoema. Retrieved 29 January 2019. "Freelance...

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Wildlife of the Gambia

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The wildlife of the Gambia is dictated by several habitat zones over the Gambia's land area of about 10,000 km2. It is bound in the south by the savanna...

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Central River Division

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2008 of 8,381. Until 1995 the division was known as MacCarthy Island Division, which had been established as one of five administrative areas of Gambia Protectorate...

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Agriculture in the Gambia

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proportion of the Gambia's economy, comprising 25% of its GDP. About 75% of workers in the Gambia are employed within the agricultural industry. The main cash...

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2023 Gambian local elections

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Local elections were held in the Gambia on 20 May 2023. The elections took place following President Adama Barrow's re-election under the banner of the...

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Senegambia

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d'état where the Senegalese government intervened to reinstate the democratically elected Gambian government. Spanning beyond the borders of the Senegambia...

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Upper River Division

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was one of the five Divisions of the Gambia. Its capital was Basse Santa Su. It was subsequently reorganised as the Basse Local Government Area, without...

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Mansa Konko

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Mansakonko is a town in the Gambia, lying north of Soma. Formerly the home of an important chief. Mansa Konko translates as "the hill of kings" in Mandinka...

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North Bank Division

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one of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital was Kerewan. It was subsequently reorganised as the Kerewan Local Government Area (LGA)...

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Demographics of the Gambia

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The demographic characteristics of the population of The Gambia are known through national censuses, conducted in ten-year intervals and analyzed by The...

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