Upper Baddibu was one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of The Gambia. Its main town was Farafenni. The North Bank Division is now the Kerewan Local Government Area, and the former Upper Baddibu District is now divided into an Illiasa District and a Sabach Sanjal District. Its population in the 2003 census, prior to division, was 55,370.[1]
^"Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013 - Gambia Data Portal". gambia.opendataforafrica.org. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
UpperBaddibu was one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of The Gambia. Its main town was Farafenni. The North Bank Division is now the Kerewan...
divided into six districts, namely, Central Baddibu, Jokadu, Lower Baddibu, Lower Niumi, UpperBaddibu and Upper Niumi. The city and area council elections...
The western part is located in the Central Baddibu district while the eastern part adheres to UpperBaddibu, both of which belonging to the North Bank...
Establishment Secretary, Uganda. Seyfu Tamba Jammeh, MBE, Chief of the UpperBaddibu District, Gambia. David Andrew Kain, Deputy Financial Secretary (Finance)...
FRIBA. For public services in Kenya. Seyfu Tamba Jammeh, District Head, UpperBaddibu, Central Division, Gambia. Major Robert George Jones, ARCM LRCM, Director...
much of its existence, its eastern border was occupied by the Kingdom of Baddibu, and its northern border was open savanna leading to Senegal. Formally...
James Island 1830–1831 Barra War 1850–1856 Soninke-Marabout War 1860–1861 Baddibu War 1866 Capture of Tubabkolong Royal West African Frontier Force Gambia...
James Island 1830–1831 Barra War 1850–1856 Soninke-Marabout War 1860–1861 Baddibu War 1866 Capture of Tubabkolong Royal West African Frontier Force Gambia...
India Regiment Daniel Robertson Ma Bah begins attacks on the Soninke at Baddibu in 1862. Death of Maba Diakhou Bâ at the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune...
the Gambian border. In The Gambia, they occupy parts of old "Nuimi" and "Baddibu" as well as the Gambian "Kombo". The Serer-Noon occupy the ancient area...
possible location is "an important scholarly centre in Badibu (also spelt 'Baddibu' or 'Badibbu'), the Gambia", which was "once predominantly populated by...
an attempt to draw commerce away from French posts such as Bakel in the upper Senegal river, but also cut out Niumi middlemen. In 1823, Grant founded...
James Island 1830–1831 Barra War 1850–1856 Soninke-Marabout War 1860–1861 Baddibu War 1866 Capture of Tubabkolong Royal West African Frontier Force Gambia...
Banjul South Baboucarr S. Nyang (APRC) Basse Muhammed Magassy (Ind) Central Baddibu Samba Cham (APRC) Foni Bintang Karanai Ebrima Solo Jammeh (APRC) Foni Bondali...
constituency Busumbala Saikouba Jarju (UDP) Seat gain, new constituency Central Baddibu Sulayman Saho (UDP) Seat gain, incumbent Samba Cham stood down Foni Bintang...