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 ...
is subdivided into 43
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
s. They are listed below by Local Government Area (previously Regions, known as Divisions until 2007), each with its population at the 15 April 2013 census (provisional returns).
[Official Census, Gambia Bureau of Statistics, 2013.]
The former Banjul Region is now divided into two Local Government Areas (LGAs) - Banjul City (which is now subdivided into 3 districts) and Kanifing (consisting of a single district).
The former
Central River Division is now divided into two LGAs -
Kuntaur LGA in the west and
Janjanbureh LGA in the east.
Each of the other former Divisions has now become an LGA with no change in extent (although each was renamed after its administrative centre).
Eastern Gambia
Basse LGA
(previously the Upper River Division)
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Basse Fulladu East (49,990)
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Jimara (43,460)
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Kantora (38,784)
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Sandu (23,884)
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Tumana (37,561)
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Wuli East (23,691)
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Wuli West (22,546)
Janjanbureh LGA
(the southern half of the former
Central River Division)
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Fulladu West (84,961)
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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 ...
(3,988)
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Niamina Dankunku (6,097)
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Niamina East (24,571)
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Niamina West (7,293)
Kuntaur LGA
(the northern half of the former
Central River Division)
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Lower Saloum (15,881)
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Niani (29,478)
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Nianija (10,175)
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Sami
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(24,429)
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Upper Saloum (19,145)
Western Gambia
Banjul LGA
This Local Government Area encompasses the City of Banjul, consisting of the
island
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of that name (previously called St Mary's Island).
*Banjul Central (11,697)
*Banjul North (11,334)
*Banjul South (8,270)
Kanifing LGA
This district is the mainland extension of Banjul City, comprising the majority of Greater Banjul. It's coloured yellow on the map above.
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Kanifing
Kanifing (also Kanifeng) is a town 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 districts in Gambia. It includes Serrekunda, th ...
(382,096)
Brikama LGA
(previously the
Western Division)
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Foni Bintang-Karenai (16,986)
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Foni Bondali
Foni Bondali is one of the nine districts of the Gambia's Western Division, which is located to the south of the Gambia River in the southwest of the country. Foni Bondali is in the southeast of the division, between Foni Kansala and Foni Jarrol
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(7,741)
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Foni Brefet (14,414)
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Foni Jarrol (7,010)
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Foni Kansala (14,238)
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Kombo Central (142,831)
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Kombo East (42,955)
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Kombo North (344,756)
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Kombo South (108,773)
Kerewan LGA
(previously the
North Bank Division)
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Central Baddibu (20,104)
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Illiasa (41,603)
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Jokadu (22,132)
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Lower Baddibu (18,030)
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Lower Niumi (57,358)
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Sabach Sanjal (30,347)
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Upper Niumi (31,480)
Mansakonko LGA
(previously the
Lower River Division)
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Jarra Central (8,437)
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Jarra East (16,551)
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Jarra West
Jarra West is one of the six districts of the Lower 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 ...
(27,205)
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Kiang Central (8,366)
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Kiang East (6,849)
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Kiang West (14,953)
See also
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Politics of the Gambia
Politics of The Gambia takes place within the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of The Gambia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. ...
References
External links
* http://www.statoids.com/ygm.html
* http://www.oldmap.co.uk/Africa.html
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