Knowledge (XXG)

Kanifing

Source 📝

112: 68: 48: 394: 916: 57: 77: 1259: 973: 127: 2442: 1272: 928:
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) is led by the Lord Mayor of Kanifing, who has administrative duties. Ward councilors manage social and economic duties. KMC is divided into eighteen wards: Abuko, Bakau New Town, Bakoteh, Bantaba Bore Hole, Bartez, Bundung Six Junction, Dippa Kunda, Fajikunda,
1111:
is the largest in the country, collecting all waste in the Greater Banjul Area. It was created as part of a defunct mining operation. It is overfilled and does not have modern disposal systems. It is located in a dense area, near Bakoteh, Dippa Kunda, and Manjai Kunda. Its environmental impacts
555:
The population has grown through both internal migration and immigration, being home in 2013 to 30% of the country's immigrants and 35% of the country's internal migrants. The total number of immigrants was 33,790, of which 34% were from Senegal and 25% were from Guinea.
1116:
to transport waste to the dump, but it is sometimes blocked from being waterlogged in the rainy season. Many residents of the area around the dumpsite make a living from informal recycling. KMC has planned to establish a new dumpsite and turn the old one into a
319:
Kanifing is one of the country's most densely populated places and its most populated district. Its population expanded in the post-colonial era. It has received many migrants from the rest of the Gambia and abroad. It has large populations of many ethnicities.
1151:
In 2022, KMC estimated that it had 460 tons of waste per day, of which 57.5% is from households, though this data is imprecise. The city has 370 waste management workers, of which 227 are under the ESU and 143 are under the Mbalit project, As of 2022.
929:
Kanifing, Kololi, Latrikunda Sabiji, London Corner, Manjai Kotu, New Jeshwang/Ebo Town, Old Bakau/Cape Point, Old Jeshwang, Tallinding North, and Tallinding South. It is further divided into seventy-four sub-wards, each led by a sub-ward chairman.
1045:. While government administration is an important component of the economy, 50.8% of the workforce is employed in the private sector. Altogether, 32.5% of workers are in wholesale and retail trade, 13% in manufacturing, and 17.5% in services. 1040:
Kanifing is the main commercial area of the Gambia, and is the district with the highest concentration of industry, hosting a large industrial estate. Most of the Gambia's hotels and coastal resorts lie within the municipality, as does
1235:
The Kanifing Municipal Sports Committee (KM Sport) is one of the Gambia's seven regional sports organisations. Its chairperson, elected from the chairpeople of its constituent district sport committees, represents Kanifing in the
1588:
Kebbeh, Abou; Dsane-Aidoo, Paul; Sanyang, Kawsu; Darboe, Sheriffo M. K.; Fofana, Nuha; Ameme, Donne; Sanyang, Abdoulie M.; Darboe, Kalifa Sanneh; Darboe, Saffiatou; Sanneh, Bakary; Kenu, Ernest; Anto, Francis (25 October 2023).
1160:
strategies, expanded household waste collection, job creation, and partnerships with informal waste management. It created the Mbalit project, the first household waste collection programme in the Gambia. With a grant by the
1155:
Bensouda called waste management his number-one priority as mayor. KMC developed a five-year waste management plan (2017 to 2021) in consultation with the community and the private sector. It focused on public awareness, new
380:
Kanifing grew significantly in the post-colonial era. This was largely caused by immigration from nearby countries; in 1993, foreign nationals made up 20% of the population of the LGA. Kanifing's growth led to the country's
1013:
The Deputy Mayor of KMC is Binta Janneh Jallow. She is the first woman to hold the position. She was appointed in July 2021 to replace Pa Musa Bah, who had resigned. She was previously the ward councilor of Bakau New Town.
2385: 2430: 1148:
that collects waste from each household weekly. It uses a digital ticket system to pay for the service. Informal waste collectors use donkey-drawn carts to collect waste from households not covered.
536:
moved to cities in the post-colonial era. Kanifing's share of the Gambia's Mandinka population increased from 3% in 1963 to 16% in 1993. In 1993, Kanifing had about one-third of the country's
1060:. The unemployment rate among workers aged 15 to 35 is relatively low for the country, at just 6.5%, although within this age range over 20% of those with higher education are unemployed. 1223:
Kanifing's library began construction on 18 August 2022. It will be the first municipal library in the country. It is an initiative of Bensouda and the KETP, with funding from te
2423: 377:
LGA. It was the eighth LGA to be established. The Kombo Rural Authority was renamed the Kanifing Urban District Council in 1974 and the Kanifing Municipal Council in 1991.
510:
Kanifing Municipality has a population of 377,134, as of the 2013 census. This makes it the country's most populated district, as well as the most densely populated.
2416: 1165:, Bensouda launched the Kanifing Environmental Transformation Programme (KETP), which donated waste collection equipment for the initiative. It set up ten communal 2408: 357:
In 1840, France ceded a 40-square-kilometer area called British Kombo, later renamed Kombo St. Mary. It annexed another French cession in 1853. It was part of the
1096:
issues. The ESU performs daily street cleaning and market waste collection, collects waste from public facilities, and clears illegal dumps. KMC has no official
1209: 1939: 1028:
Court. The Kanifing Magistrates Court functions as the Children's Court on Tuesdays and Thursdays, despite the constitution providing for a full-time
126: 2803: 1887: 2339: 1668: 1572: 1509: 1438: 2208: 2457: 991: 402: 370: 293: 236: 182: 95: 1591:"Antibiotics susceptibility patterns of uropathogenic bacteria: a cross-sectional analytic study at Kanifing General Hospital, The Gambia" 2262: 1118: 957: 2156: 2097: 1017:
The Crime Management Coordinator of KMC is Pateh Bah, As of February 2024. He has held the position since its creation in 2017 by the
327:
is the country's largest population center. Tourism is a major industry. There are several higher education institutes, including the
346:, the first settlement in the forested area, in the nineteenth century. He helped establish other settlements in Kanifing, including 2182: 2045: 1217: 933: 140: 1529: 1319: 953: 1237: 1712: 1213: 214: 2808: 2730: 1042: 999: 995: 2293: 1092:. The Environment and Sanitation Unit (ESU), part of KMC's Directorate of Services, is responsible for waste and other 1085: 385:
rate to increase from 23% in 1973 to 37% in 1993. This expansion led to higher property values and foreign investment.
2072:"From Old Jeshwang to Kanifing : improving children's access to justice in The Gambia - challenges and prospects" 1749: 1379: 1178: 1858: 1169:
and reduced the number of illegal dumpsites from 65 to 17. The programme's success improved the government's image.
2446: 2234: 1352: 1224: 1745:"Prevalence and factors associated with occupational injuries among building construction workers in the Gambia" 111: 1205: 328: 2018: 1966: 1555: 362: 2516: 2512: 406: 297: 194: 2773: 2548: 2267: 2239: 2102: 1944: 1863: 980: 781: 232: 2326:. Sports Economics, Management and Policy. Vol. 25. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. p. 176. 1648: 1420: 813: 393: 945: 1993: 1108: 751: 2738: 2697: 2611: 2561: 1093: 671: 1007: 941: 937: 915: 2654: 1141: 366: 358: 305: 67: 1913: 861: 845: 829: 1263: 1068: 985: 687: 412:
Kanifing has a land area of 75.5 square kilometers. It lies immediately west of the capital city
961: 719: 893: 2538: 2390: 2335: 1784: 1766: 1664: 1630: 1612: 1568: 1505: 1434: 949: 703: 568: 517:
is 1:1. The mean household size is 6.7. There are 40,367 people (11.63% of the population) in
351: 655: 347: 2710: 2571: 2327: 1774: 1758: 1656: 1620: 1602: 1495: 1476: 1426: 1097: 1089: 2662: 1276: 533: 522: 47: 2319: 1690: 1779: 1625: 1590: 2715: 2586: 2470: 2324:
Management of Sport Organizations at the Crossroad of Responsibility and Sustainability
1162: 1029: 1024:
The Law Court Complex in Bundung houses the High Court, the Magistrates Court, and the
560: 541: 2797: 2763: 2720: 2682: 2672: 2634: 2619: 2596: 1258: 1157: 1145: 1126: 1003: 564: 526: 1744: 2758: 2743: 2705: 2601: 2581: 2576: 2566: 2556: 1290:
Madison has provided funding for Kanifing's garbage trucks and its public library.
1018: 545: 382: 56: 1419:
Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David (31 December 2006). "Social and Economic Setting".
76: 2331: 2778: 2753: 2748: 2687: 2677: 2500: 2480: 2071: 1249: 1204:
Kanifing has most of the country's tertiary education institutes, including the
1061: 1049: 797: 537: 339: 1660: 1607: 1490:"1 Peasants by Other Means: (Im)mobility and the Making of a Village Mooring", 2768: 2644: 2639: 2629: 2624: 2449: 2441: 2138: 1723: 1564: 1500: 1430: 1057: 549: 301: 175: 1940:"Bensouda pays homage to ex-Mayor Yankuba Colley as he signs condolence book" 1770: 1616: 155: 142: 2386:"Madison to help build first public library in Gambian sister city Kanifing" 2137:
Kumar, Claire; Bailey-Morley, Anna; Kargbo, Eugenia; Sanyang, Lamin (2022).
1473:
Mayors Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity: City profile: Kanifing, The Gambia
1193: 1113: 1101: 877: 514: 417: 365:, passed between 1894 and 1902, transferred it to the administration of the 343: 324: 87: 1802: 1788: 1762: 1634: 1472: 1064:
affects 3.5% of children aged 5–11, 9.7% aged 12–14, and 14.6% aged 15–17.
1830: 1166: 1053: 1888:"Re-Election of Mayor Bensouda, 'the Best is yet to come- Lawyer Martin" 1653:
Local Languaging, Literacy and Multilingualism in a West African Society
2591: 2495: 2490: 2475: 2157:"GAMBIA: Kanifing to convert organic waste into fertiliser and biomass" 2046:"Access To Justice: Judiciary Inaugurates New Court Complex In Bundung" 1384: 1271: 1130: 1122: 518: 374: 2019:"New CMC For KMC-First Time In The History Of The Gambia Police Force" 1112:
include methane fires, water contamination, and odour. The city hires
972: 2667: 2533: 2525: 2465: 2183:"GAMBIA: EU grants €3 million for solid waste management in Kanifing" 1186: 735: 623: 413: 309: 91: 2209:"KMC Launches 3 million euros Environmental Transformation Project" 1380:""Sayerr Jobe's name cannot be easily forgotten" Says a descendant" 1182: 971: 914: 639: 607: 392: 373:(LGA) of Kombo St. Mary was created in the 1960s from part of the 99: 2362: 1281: 1025: 442: 416:, with this joint conurbation known as the Greater Banjul Area. 2412: 2322:. In Hallmann, Kirstin; Heikkinen, Suvi; Vehmas, Hanna (eds.). 1104:
programmes. KMC spends 25% of its budget on waste management.
1048:
Of the 251,712 people who are 15 or older, 122,726 are in the
2263:"GTSC launches Gambia-Bissau international transport service" 1181:
has a bus depot in Kanifing. It runs international buses to
437: 131:
Location of the Kanifing Local Government Area in the Gambia
2098:"KMC to introduce urban transport system, housing project" 2294:"KMC Mayor Launches D45 Million Modern Library Project" 397:
Satellite image of Kanifing, oriented with west on top.
1655:, Multilingual Matters, p. 35, 31 December 2015, 1414: 1412: 1410: 1408: 1406: 1404: 1402: 1299: 281: 1967:"Binta Janneh Jallow: Who is the new deputy KM mayor" 1738: 1736: 420:, the country's largest urban area, is in Kanifing. 2729: 2696: 2653: 2610: 2547: 2524: 2509: 2456: 277: 269: 261: 256: 248: 243: 228: 220: 210: 205: 193: 181: 171: 26: 552:. It had nearly half of the country's Christians. 1994:"Police Say Most Crimes Committed by Foreigners" 1494:, Berghahn Books, p. 56, 31 December 2015, 1378:Jabai, Sailu Bah Saikou Suwareh (2 March 2015). 1227:in England. The project cost 45 million dalasi. 1088:2002 gives municipalities the responsibility of 1530:"Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013" 1320:"Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013" 323:Kanifing is the economic center of the Gambia. 2132: 2130: 2128: 2126: 2124: 2122: 2120: 1743:Kinteh, Bakary; Bass, Paul (1 December 2023). 2424: 1914:"Talib Bensouda Mayor, Kanifing municipality" 1853: 1851: 1210:American International University West Africa 513:The 2023 population estimate is 391,270. The 8: 1422:A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994 994:, was elected Lord Mayor of Kanifing in the 428: 405:. It is the only one that contains only one 1938:Sheriff Janko, Saloum (13 September 2024). 1347: 1345: 1343: 1341: 1196:system with fifty buses and twenty routes. 1121:. In 2021, it performed a pilot program to 2521: 2431: 2417: 2409: 581: 427: 23: 2287: 2285: 2150: 2148: 1778: 1624: 1606: 1499: 369:. It returned to the Colony in 1946. The 2235:"GTSC launches new Banjul-Dakar Service" 2091: 2089: 2070:Foley, Edmund Amarkwei (1 April 2012). 1859:"UDP celebrates success in LG election" 1311: 919:The wards of Kanifing Municipal Council 276: 255: 242: 204: 170: 135: 123: 105: 39: 2139:Case study: Kanifing Municipal Council 1825: 1823: 1524: 1522: 1520: 1353:"The 2023 Gambia Statistical Abstract" 2096:Bobb, Cherno Omar (14 October 2022). 1467: 1465: 1463: 1461: 1459: 1457: 1425:. Boydell and Brewer. pp. 6–40. 1192:Bensouda's government has planned an 1067:Bensouda's government has planned an 268: 260: 247: 227: 219: 209: 192: 180: 7: 2384:Garton, Nicholas (24 October 2019). 2233:Nyockeh, Abdoulie (10 August 2017). 2044:Ceesay, Landing (10 February 2023). 567:in multi-ethnic groups, rather than 403:local government areas of the Gambia 96:Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool 1214:Gambia Technical Training Institute 579:Kanifing has nineteen settlements: 252:75.5 km (29.2 sq mi) 2292:Marong, Mariama (19 August 2022). 2261:Nyockeh, Abdoulie (3 April 2017). 1691:Population and Housing Census 2003 1557:The Gambia: Kanifing Urban Profile 14: 2207:Jaiteh, Binta (14 October 2022). 1086:Local Government Act (the Gambia) 2440: 2181:Magoum, Inès (24 October 2022). 1270: 1257: 1218:Management Development Institute 1179:Gambia Transport Service Company 125: 110: 75: 66: 55: 46: 21:Urban municipality in The Gambia 2318:Camara, Pascal Mamudou (2024). 1912:Manneh, Alagie (26 June 2020). 1886:Sillah, Nyima (31 March 2023). 571:as in the rest of the country. 2804:Populated places in the Gambia 2141:(Report). ODI. pp. 32–42. 1992:Bah, Omar (21 February 2024). 1722:(Report). 1993. Archived from 1129:in the dump and convert it to 1071:project to build 8,000 homes. 1: 2155:Magoum, Inès (29 July 2021). 1649:"2. Gambia's Local Languages" 1043:the national football stadium 401:Kanifing is one of the eight 2365:. Kanifing Municipal Council 2332:10.1007/978-3-031-52489-9_15 1136:The Mbalit project (meaning 1052:, including 108,474 who are 934:parliamentary constituencies 559:In Kanifing and Banjul, the 2447:Administrative divisions of 1720:Gambia Bureau of Statistics 932:The municipality has seven 270: • Estimate  2825: 1835:Kanifing Municipal Council 1807:Kanifing Municipal Council 1661:10.21832/9781783094219-004 1608:10.1186/s12879-023-08373-y 1142:household waste collection 1002:. He is the son of lawyer 998:. He was reelected in the 976:Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda 314:Kanifing Municipal Council 224:Kanifing Municipal Council 16:Municipality in the Gambia 1501:10.1515/9781805390220-006 1431:10.1515/9781580466820-006 1225:Peterborough City Council 1144:. It assigns each ward a 590: 587: 525:, and 117,648 (33.9%) in 503: 455:—     136: 124: 106: 86:Clockwise from top left: 40: 33: 1713:Directory of settlements 1206:University of The Gambia 924:Administrative divisions 583:Settlements in Kanifing 532:The predominantly rural 329:University of the Gambia 312:. It is governed by the 215:Mayor–council government 1595:BMC Infectious Diseases 1238:National Sports Council 992:United Democratic Party 540:, about one-quarter of 363:Protectorate Ordinances 237:United Democratic Party 229: • Lord Mayor 2774:Kombo North/Saint Mary 2549:Central River Division 2458:Local Government Areas 1945:The Point (the Gambia) 1763:10.1136/ip-2023-044958 1300:Government of Kanifing 977: 920: 548:, and the majority of 544:, nearly one-third of 398: 1831:"Subdivisions of KMC" 975: 918: 429:Historical population 396: 371:local government area 294:local government area 183:Local government area 2739:Foni Bintang-Karenai 2698:Upper River Division 2612:Lower River Division 1094:environmental health 981:Talib Ahmed Bensouda 304:. It is part of the 233:Talib Ahmed Bensouda 2809:Greater Banjul Area 2655:North Bank Division 1479:. 15 December 2020. 1140:in Wolof) performs 1056:and 14,252 who are 584: 430: 367:Gambia Protectorate 306:Greater Banjul Area 292:is a municipality, 282:http://kanifing.gm/ 152: /  2510:National capital, 1534:Gambia Data Portal 1357:Gambia Data Portal 1324:Gambia Data Portal 1264:Madison, Wisconsin 1069:affordable housing 990:, a member of the 978: 921: 814:Latri Kunda Sabiji 798:Latri Kunda German 582: 521:, 3,340 (1.0%) in 399: 262: • Total 35:Urban municipality 2791: 2790: 2787: 2786: 2391:The Capital Times 2341:978-3-031-52488-2 1803:"Council Members" 1750:Injury Prevention 1729:on 12 April 2013. 1670:978-1-78309-421-9 1574:978-92-1-132380-1 1511:978-1-80539-022-0 1440:978-1-58046-682-0 1294:External websites 958:Latrikunda Sabiji 946:Serekunda Central 908: 907: 508: 507: 308:, to the west of 287: 286: 249: • Land 221: • Body 211: • Type 156:13.450°N 16.667°W 2816: 2572:Niamina Dankunku 2522: 2445: 2444: 2433: 2426: 2419: 2410: 2403: 2402: 2400: 2398: 2381: 2375: 2374: 2372: 2370: 2359: 2353: 2352: 2350: 2348: 2315: 2309: 2308: 2306: 2304: 2289: 2280: 2279: 2277: 2275: 2258: 2252: 2251: 2249: 2247: 2230: 2224: 2223: 2221: 2219: 2204: 2198: 2197: 2195: 2193: 2178: 2172: 2171: 2169: 2167: 2152: 2143: 2142: 2134: 2115: 2114: 2112: 2110: 2093: 2084: 2083: 2067: 2061: 2060: 2058: 2056: 2041: 2035: 2034: 2032: 2030: 2015: 2009: 2008: 2006: 2004: 1989: 1983: 1982: 1980: 1978: 1963: 1957: 1956: 1954: 1952: 1935: 1929: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1909: 1903: 1902: 1900: 1898: 1883: 1877: 1876: 1874: 1872: 1855: 1846: 1845: 1843: 1841: 1827: 1818: 1817: 1815: 1813: 1799: 1793: 1792: 1782: 1740: 1731: 1730: 1728: 1717: 1709: 1703: 1702: 1700: 1698: 1687: 1681: 1680: 1679: 1677: 1645: 1639: 1638: 1628: 1610: 1585: 1579: 1578: 1562: 1552: 1546: 1545: 1543: 1541: 1526: 1515: 1514: 1503: 1487: 1481: 1480: 1469: 1452: 1451: 1449: 1447: 1416: 1397: 1396: 1394: 1392: 1375: 1369: 1368: 1366: 1364: 1349: 1336: 1335: 1333: 1331: 1316: 1285: 1275: 1274: 1262: 1261: 1119:transfer station 1109:Bakoteh Dumpsite 1098:waste separation 1090:waste management 1080:Waste management 1021:administration. 989: 585: 444: 439: 431: 167: 166: 164: 163: 162: 157: 153: 150: 149: 148: 145: 129: 114: 79: 70: 59: 50: 24: 2824: 2823: 2819: 2818: 2817: 2815: 2814: 2813: 2794: 2793: 2792: 2783: 2725: 2692: 2663:Central Baddibu 2649: 2606: 2543: 2534:Banjul District 2511: 2505: 2452: 2439: 2437: 2407: 2406: 2396: 2394: 2383: 2382: 2378: 2368: 2366: 2361: 2360: 2356: 2346: 2344: 2342: 2317: 2316: 2312: 2302: 2300: 2291: 2290: 2283: 2273: 2271: 2260: 2259: 2255: 2245: 2243: 2232: 2231: 2227: 2217: 2215: 2206: 2205: 2201: 2191: 2189: 2180: 2179: 2175: 2165: 2163: 2154: 2153: 2146: 2136: 2135: 2118: 2108: 2106: 2095: 2094: 2087: 2069: 2068: 2064: 2054: 2052: 2043: 2042: 2038: 2028: 2026: 2017: 2016: 2012: 2002: 2000: 1991: 1990: 1986: 1976: 1974: 1965: 1964: 1960: 1950: 1948: 1937: 1936: 1932: 1922: 1920: 1911: 1910: 1906: 1896: 1894: 1885: 1884: 1880: 1870: 1868: 1857: 1856: 1849: 1839: 1837: 1829: 1828: 1821: 1811: 1809: 1801: 1800: 1796: 1742: 1741: 1734: 1726: 1715: 1711: 1710: 1706: 1696: 1694: 1689: 1688: 1684: 1675: 1673: 1671: 1647: 1646: 1642: 1587: 1586: 1582: 1575: 1560: 1554: 1553: 1549: 1539: 1537: 1528: 1527: 1518: 1512: 1489: 1488: 1484: 1471: 1470: 1455: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1418: 1417: 1400: 1390: 1388: 1377: 1376: 1372: 1362: 1360: 1351: 1350: 1339: 1329: 1327: 1318: 1317: 1313: 1308: 1296: 1279: 1269: 1266:, United States 1256: 1246: 1233: 1202: 1175: 1082: 1077: 1038: 1010:as Lord Mayor. 1006:. He succeeded 983: 970: 926: 913: 672:Bundungka Kunda 577: 563:is spoken as a 542:Serahuli people 534:Mandinka people 523:extreme poverty 426: 391: 337: 161:13.450; -16.667 160: 158: 154: 151: 146: 143: 141: 139: 138: 132: 120: 119: 118: 117: 102: 84: 83: 82: 81: 80: 72: 71: 62: 61: 60: 52: 51: 36: 29: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2822: 2820: 2812: 2811: 2806: 2796: 2795: 2789: 2788: 2785: 2784: 2782: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2746: 2741: 2735: 2733: 2727: 2726: 2724: 2723: 2718: 2713: 2708: 2702: 2700: 2694: 2693: 2691: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2675: 2670: 2665: 2659: 2657: 2651: 2650: 2648: 2647: 2642: 2637: 2632: 2627: 2622: 2616: 2614: 2608: 2607: 2605: 2604: 2599: 2594: 2589: 2584: 2579: 2574: 2569: 2564: 2559: 2553: 2551: 2545: 2544: 2542: 2541: 2536: 2530: 2528: 2519: 2507: 2506: 2504: 2503: 2498: 2493: 2488: 2483: 2478: 2473: 2468: 2462: 2460: 2454: 2453: 2438: 2436: 2435: 2428: 2421: 2413: 2405: 2404: 2376: 2354: 2340: 2310: 2281: 2253: 2225: 2199: 2173: 2144: 2116: 2085: 2062: 2036: 2010: 1984: 1973:. 26 July 2021 1958: 1930: 1904: 1878: 1847: 1819: 1794: 1757:(6): 500–505. 1732: 1704: 1693:(Report). 2003 1682: 1669: 1640: 1580: 1573: 1547: 1516: 1510: 1482: 1453: 1439: 1398: 1370: 1337: 1310: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1303: 1302: 1295: 1292: 1288: 1287: 1267: 1245: 1242: 1232: 1229: 1201: 1198: 1174: 1171: 1163:European Union 1081: 1078: 1076: 1075:Infrastructure 1073: 1037: 1034: 1030:juvenile court 1008:Yankuba Colley 969: 966: 942:Serekunda West 938:Serekunda East 925: 922: 912: 911:Administration 909: 906: 905: 902: 899: 896: 890: 889: 886: 883: 880: 874: 873: 870: 867: 864: 858: 857: 854: 851: 848: 842: 841: 838: 835: 832: 826: 825: 822: 819: 816: 810: 809: 806: 803: 800: 794: 793: 790: 787: 784: 778: 777: 774: 771: 768: 764: 763: 760: 757: 754: 748: 747: 744: 741: 738: 732: 731: 728: 725: 722: 716: 715: 712: 709: 706: 700: 699: 696: 693: 690: 684: 683: 680: 677: 674: 668: 667: 664: 661: 658: 652: 651: 648: 645: 642: 636: 635: 632: 629: 626: 624:Bakau New Town 620: 619: 616: 613: 610: 604: 603: 600: 597: 593: 592: 589: 576: 573: 561:Wolof language 506: 505: 501: 500: 497: 494: 490: 489: 486: 483: 479: 478: 475: 472: 468: 467: 464: 461: 457: 456: 453: 450: 446: 445: 440: 435: 425: 422: 390: 387: 336: 333: 285: 284: 279: 275: 274: 271: 267: 266: 263: 259: 258: 254: 253: 250: 246: 245: 241: 240: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 212: 208: 207: 203: 202: 197: 191: 190: 185: 179: 178: 173: 169: 168: 134: 133: 130: 122: 121: 115: 109: 108: 107: 104: 103: 85: 74: 73: 65: 64: 63: 54: 53: 45: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 31: 30: 27: 20: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2821: 2810: 2807: 2805: 2802: 2801: 2799: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2767: 2765: 2764:Kombo Central 2762: 2760: 2757: 2755: 2752: 2750: 2747: 2745: 2742: 2740: 2737: 2736: 2734: 2732: 2728: 2722: 2719: 2717: 2714: 2712: 2709: 2707: 2704: 2703: 2701: 2699: 2695: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2683:Upper Baddibu 2681: 2679: 2676: 2674: 2673:Lower Baddibu 2671: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2661: 2660: 2658: 2656: 2652: 2646: 2643: 2641: 2638: 2636: 2635:Kiang Central 2633: 2631: 2628: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2620:Jarra Central 2618: 2617: 2615: 2613: 2609: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2583: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2568: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2554: 2552: 2550: 2546: 2540: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2531: 2529: 2527: 2523: 2520: 2518: 2514: 2508: 2502: 2499: 2497: 2494: 2492: 2489: 2487: 2484: 2482: 2479: 2477: 2474: 2472: 2469: 2467: 2464: 2463: 2461: 2459: 2455: 2451: 2448: 2443: 2434: 2429: 2427: 2422: 2420: 2415: 2414: 2411: 2393: 2392: 2387: 2380: 2377: 2364: 2358: 2355: 2343: 2337: 2333: 2329: 2325: 2321: 2314: 2311: 2299: 2295: 2288: 2286: 2282: 2270: 2269: 2264: 2257: 2254: 2242: 2241: 2236: 2229: 2226: 2214: 2210: 2203: 2200: 2188: 2184: 2177: 2174: 2162: 2158: 2151: 2149: 2145: 2140: 2133: 2131: 2129: 2127: 2125: 2123: 2121: 2117: 2105: 2104: 2099: 2092: 2090: 2086: 2081: 2077: 2073: 2066: 2063: 2051: 2047: 2040: 2037: 2025:. 5 July 2017 2024: 2020: 2014: 2011: 1999: 1995: 1988: 1985: 1972: 1968: 1962: 1959: 1947: 1946: 1941: 1934: 1931: 1919: 1915: 1908: 1905: 1893: 1889: 1882: 1879: 1867:. 22 May 2023 1866: 1865: 1860: 1854: 1852: 1848: 1836: 1832: 1826: 1824: 1820: 1808: 1804: 1798: 1795: 1790: 1786: 1781: 1776: 1772: 1768: 1764: 1760: 1756: 1752: 1751: 1746: 1739: 1737: 1733: 1725: 1721: 1714: 1708: 1705: 1692: 1686: 1683: 1672: 1666: 1662: 1658: 1654: 1650: 1644: 1641: 1636: 1632: 1627: 1622: 1618: 1614: 1609: 1604: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1584: 1581: 1576: 1570: 1566: 1559: 1558: 1551: 1548: 1536:. 1 June 2015 1535: 1531: 1525: 1523: 1521: 1517: 1513: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1493: 1486: 1483: 1478: 1474: 1468: 1466: 1464: 1462: 1460: 1458: 1454: 1442: 1436: 1432: 1428: 1424: 1423: 1415: 1413: 1411: 1409: 1407: 1405: 1403: 1399: 1387: 1386: 1381: 1374: 1371: 1359:. 1 June 2015 1358: 1354: 1348: 1346: 1344: 1342: 1338: 1326:. 1 June 2015 1325: 1321: 1315: 1312: 1305: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1293: 1291: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1254: 1253: 1251: 1244:Sister cities 1243: 1241: 1239: 1230: 1228: 1226: 1221: 1219: 1215: 1211: 1207: 1199: 1197: 1195: 1190: 1188: 1184: 1180: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1164: 1159: 1158:waste sorting 1153: 1149: 1147: 1146:garbage truck 1143: 1139: 1134: 1132: 1128: 1127:organic waste 1124: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1103: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1079: 1074: 1072: 1070: 1065: 1063: 1059: 1055: 1051: 1046: 1044: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1027: 1022: 1020: 1015: 1011: 1009: 1005: 1004:Amie Bensouda 1001: 1000:2023 election 997: 996:2018 election 993: 987: 982: 974: 967: 965: 963: 959: 955: 951: 947: 943: 939: 935: 930: 923: 917: 910: 903: 900: 897: 895: 892: 891: 887: 884: 881: 879: 876: 875: 871: 868: 865: 863: 860: 859: 855: 852: 849: 847: 844: 843: 839: 836: 833: 831: 828: 827: 823: 820: 817: 815: 812: 811: 807: 804: 801: 799: 796: 795: 791: 788: 785: 783: 780: 779: 775: 772: 769: 766: 765: 761: 758: 755: 753: 750: 749: 745: 742: 739: 737: 734: 733: 729: 726: 723: 721: 718: 717: 713: 710: 707: 705: 702: 701: 697: 694: 691: 689: 686: 685: 681: 678: 675: 673: 670: 669: 665: 662: 659: 657: 654: 653: 649: 646: 643: 641: 640:Bakau Wasulun 638: 637: 633: 630: 627: 625: 622: 621: 617: 614: 611: 609: 606: 605: 601: 598: 595: 594: 586: 580: 574: 572: 570: 566: 565:lingua franca 562: 557: 553: 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 530: 528: 524: 520: 516: 511: 502: 498: 495: 492: 491: 487: 484: 481: 480: 476: 473: 470: 469: 465: 462: 459: 458: 454: 451: 448: 447: 441: 436: 433: 432: 423: 421: 419: 415: 410: 408: 404: 395: 388: 386: 384: 378: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 359:Gambia Colony 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 334: 332: 330: 326: 321: 317: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 283: 280: 272: 264: 251: 238: 234: 231: 223: 216: 213: 201: 198: 196: 189: 186: 184: 177: 174: 165: 137:Coordinates: 128: 113: 101: 97: 93: 90:city centre, 89: 78: 69: 58: 49: 32: 25: 19: 2759:Foni Kansala 2744:Foni Bondali 2706:Fulladu East 2602:Upper Saloum 2582:Niamina West 2577:Niamina East 2567:Lower Saloum 2557:Fulladu West 2485: 2395:. Retrieved 2389: 2379: 2367:. Retrieved 2357: 2345:. Retrieved 2323: 2320:"The Gambia" 2313: 2301:. Retrieved 2297: 2272:. Retrieved 2266: 2256: 2244:. Retrieved 2238: 2228: 2218:15 September 2216:. Retrieved 2212: 2202: 2192:15 September 2190:. Retrieved 2186: 2176: 2166:15 September 2164:. Retrieved 2160: 2107:. Retrieved 2101: 2079: 2075: 2065: 2053:. Retrieved 2049: 2039: 2027:. Retrieved 2023:Fatu Network 2022: 2013: 2001:. Retrieved 1998:The Standard 1997: 1987: 1975:. Retrieved 1971:Fatu Network 1970: 1961: 1951:15 September 1949:. Retrieved 1943: 1933: 1921:. Retrieved 1918:The Standard 1917: 1907: 1895:. Retrieved 1891: 1881: 1869:. Retrieved 1862: 1838:. Retrieved 1834: 1810:. Retrieved 1806: 1797: 1754: 1748: 1724:the original 1719: 1707: 1695:. Retrieved 1685: 1674:, retrieved 1652: 1643: 1598: 1594: 1583: 1556: 1550: 1538:. Retrieved 1533: 1491: 1485: 1444:. Retrieved 1421: 1391:11 September 1389:. Retrieved 1383: 1373: 1361:. Retrieved 1356: 1328:. Retrieved 1323: 1314: 1289: 1248:Kanifing is 1247: 1234: 1222: 1203: 1191: 1176: 1154: 1150: 1137: 1135: 1106: 1083: 1066: 1047: 1039: 1023: 1019:Adama Barrow 1016: 1012: 979: 931: 927: 862:Old Jeshwang 846:New Jeshwang 830:Manjai Kunda 578: 558: 554: 546:Serer people 531: 527:food poverty 512: 509: 424:Demographics 411: 400: 383:urbanisation 379: 356: 338: 322: 318: 313: 289: 288: 199: 187: 116:Coat of arms 98:, market in 18: 2779:Kombo South 2754:Foni Jarrol 2749:Foni Brefet 2688:Upper Niumi 2678:Lower Niumi 2562:Janjanbureh 2526:Banjul City 2501:Mansa Konko 2481:Janjanbureh 1280: [ 1062:Child labor 1050:labor force 984: [ 688:Dippa Kunda 591:Population 575:Settlements 538:Jola people 340:Sayerr Jobe 159: / 2798:Categories 2769:Kombo East 2731:West Coast 2645:Kiang West 2640:Kiang East 2630:Jarra West 2625:Jarra East 2450:the Gambia 2363:"Twinning" 2076:Article 40 2050:Kerr Fatou 1601:(1): 723. 1565:UN Habitat 1492:Bush Bound 1475:(Report). 1306:References 1216:, and the 1114:bulldozers 1058:unemployed 968:Government 962:Tallinding 720:Faji Kunda 588:Settlement 550:Aku people 302:the Gambia 257:Population 206:Government 176:The Gambia 2517:Districts 2513:Divisions 2397:28 August 2369:8 January 2347:28 August 2303:28 August 2274:28 August 2268:The Point 2246:28 August 2240:The Point 2213:The Voice 2109:28 August 2103:The Point 2055:28 August 2029:28 August 2003:28 August 1977:28 August 1923:27 August 1897:27 August 1892:The Voice 1871:27 August 1864:The Point 1840:27 August 1812:29 August 1771:1353-8047 1697:30 August 1676:28 August 1617:1471-2334 1540:27 August 1446:28 August 1363:27 August 1330:20 August 1286:, Senegal 1200:Education 1194:urban bus 1173:Transport 1167:skip bins 1102:recycling 894:Talinding 878:Serekunda 515:sex ratio 418:Serekunda 389:Geography 344:Serekunda 325:Serekunda 88:Serekunda 2539:Kanifing 2486:Kanifing 2187:Afrik 21 2161:Afrik 21 1789:37549985 1780:10715471 1635:37880663 1626:10599079 1054:employed 950:Jeshwang 782:Pipeline 767:Kanifing 704:Ebo Town 569:Mandinka 504:Source: 407:district 352:Ebo Town 342:founded 298:district 290:Kanifing 200:Kanifing 195:District 188:Kanifing 28:Kanifing 2711:Kantora 2592:Nianija 2496:Kuntaur 2491:Kerewan 2476:Brikama 2298:Foroyaa 1385:Foroyaa 1250:twinned 1131:biofuel 1123:compost 1036:Economy 656:Bakoteh 519:poverty 496:377,134 488:+124.8% 485:228,214 477:+157.6% 474:101,504 466:+222.8% 375:Brikama 348:Bundung 335:History 278:Website 273:391,270 265:382,096 172:Country 147:16°40′W 144:13°27′N 94:beach, 2668:Jokadu 2466:Banjul 2338:  1787:  1777:  1769:  1667:  1633:  1623:  1615:  1571:  1508:  1437:  1252:with: 1212:, the 1208:, the 1187:Bissau 960:, and 904:19773 888:18901 856:21656 824:11289 808:22902 736:Kololi 730:12744 698:15081 682:41369 634:26687 499:+65.3% 463:39,404 452:12,208 414:Banjul 361:. The 310:Banjul 92:Kololi 2716:Sandu 2587:Niani 2471:Basse 1727:(PDF) 1716:(PDF) 1561:(PDF) 1284:] 1231:Sport 1183:Dakar 1138:waste 988:] 954:Bakau 901:34206 898:40562 885:19292 882:19944 872:8480 869:13319 853:17023 850:17394 840:4800 837:14372 834:18601 821:14939 818:15619 805:24045 802:19765 770:14296 762:4419 759:11844 756:16358 746:4416 727:23969 724:38121 714:2563 711:18363 708:22789 695:14965 692:17654 679:51869 676:55360 666:6594 663:17161 660:16924 650:2195 631:31600 628:25265 618:4345 612:15811 608:Abuko 602:1993 493:2013 482:1993 471:1983 460:1973 449:1963 100:Bakau 2721:Wuli 2597:Sami 2515:and 2399:2024 2371:2023 2349:2024 2336:ISBN 2305:2024 2276:2024 2248:2024 2220:2024 2194:2024 2168:2024 2111:2024 2082:(1). 2057:2024 2031:2024 2005:2024 1979:2024 1953:2024 1925:2024 1899:2024 1873:2024 1842:2024 1814:2024 1785:PMID 1767:ISSN 1699:2024 1678:2024 1665:ISBN 1631:PMID 1613:ISSN 1569:ISBN 1542:2024 1506:ISBN 1448:2024 1435:ISBN 1393:2024 1365:2024 1332:2024 1277:Mbao 1185:and 1177:The 1125:the 1107:The 1084:The 1026:Cadi 866:7552 786:4317 752:Kotu 743:5498 740:7257 647:1312 644:3545 615:8958 599:2003 596:2013 438:Pop. 434:Year 350:and 296:and 244:Area 2328:doi 1775:PMC 1759:doi 1657:doi 1621:PMC 1603:doi 1496:doi 1477:ODI 1427:doi 1100:or 300:in 2800:: 2388:. 2334:. 2296:. 2284:^ 2265:. 2237:. 2211:. 2185:. 2159:. 2147:^ 2119:^ 2100:. 2088:^ 2080:14 2078:. 2074:. 2048:. 2021:. 1996:. 1969:. 1942:. 1916:. 1890:. 1861:. 1850:^ 1833:. 1822:^ 1805:. 1783:. 1773:. 1765:. 1755:29 1753:. 1747:. 1735:^ 1718:. 1663:, 1651:, 1629:. 1619:. 1611:. 1599:23 1597:. 1593:. 1567:. 1563:. 1532:. 1519:^ 1504:, 1456:^ 1433:. 1401:^ 1382:. 1355:. 1340:^ 1322:. 1282:fr 1240:. 1220:. 1189:. 1133:. 1032:. 986:de 964:. 956:, 952:, 948:, 944:, 940:, 936:: 792:— 776:— 529:. 443:±% 409:. 354:. 331:. 316:. 2432:e 2425:t 2418:v 2401:. 2373:. 2351:. 2330:: 2307:. 2278:. 2250:. 2222:. 2196:. 2170:. 2113:. 2059:. 2033:. 2007:. 1981:. 1955:. 1927:. 1901:. 1875:. 1844:. 1816:. 1791:. 1761:: 1701:. 1659:: 1637:. 1605:: 1577:. 1544:. 1498:: 1450:. 1429:: 1395:. 1367:. 1334:. 789:— 773:— 239:) 235:(

Index

A street with cars and a sidewalk with pedestrians.
A sandy beach with a small Gambian flag in the foreground.
Crocodiles lying next to green water.
A market stall selling hats, surrounded by trees.
Serekunda
Kololi
Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
Bakau
A quartered shield, blue and white. Top left has a red sun. Top right has blue waves. Bottom left has a crocodile. Bottom right has a coconut tree. Above, a green coat of arms of the Gambia. Below, a banner saying "KANIFING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL".
Location of the Kanifing Local Government Area in the Gambia
13°27′N 16°40′W / 13.450°N 16.667°W / 13.450; -16.667
The Gambia
Local government area
District
Mayor–council government
Talib Ahmed Bensouda
United Democratic Party
http://kanifing.gm/
local government area
district
the Gambia
Greater Banjul Area
Banjul
Serekunda
University of the Gambia
Sayerr Jobe
Serekunda
Bundung
Ebo Town
Gambia Colony

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.