Bansang is a town in the
Central River Division of
the Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
, with a population of 8,843 (2012). Although the official government center of the Division is located in
Janjanbureh
Janjanbureh or Jangjangbureh is a town, founded in 1832, on Janjanbureh Island, also known as MacCarthy Island, 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 th ...
downstream, Bansang has better access to the more affluent coastal region of the country, and is sometimes considered the unofficial "upcountry" economic capital.
The town is a market for peanuts, rice and fish.
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Encyclopædia Britannica online. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
Bansang is the location for the only government hospital in the interior regions of the country.
Gallery
File:Bansang Central River Division Gambia.jpg, The main street in Bansang
File:RiverGambia BansangCentralRiverDivisionGambia.jpg, Upstream view of the River Gambia
The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra) is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable f ...
File:River Ferry Bansang Central River Division Gambia.jpg, The manually-operated vehicle ferry across the river
Sources
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The Atlas of the Gambia'
References
Central River Division
Populated places in the Gambia
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