Burong
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Coordinates: 13 ° 20 ′ N , 16 ° 11 ′ W |
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| Region: | Lower River | |
| District: | Kiang West | |
| Residents: | 565 (2013)
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Burong (spelling variant: Burrong ) is a town in the West African state of Gambia .
According to a calculation for 2013, there are around 565 inhabitants, the result of the last published census from 1993 was 503.
geography
Burong is located in the Lower River Region in the Kiang West District . The place is about 3.9 kilometers southwest of Karantaba .
Culture and sights
At Burong there is a place of worship known as Manianary Tingo .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Burong on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)
- ↑ Allen Meagher (ed.): Historic sites of The Gambia. Ada Dinkiralu (Mandinka), Bereb-I-Chosan (Wolof), Tarica Tawal (Fula), Nannin (Jola), Soninke Ada (Serehuli), I-Mofan Chosan (Serer). An official guide to the monuments and sites of The Gambia. National Council for the Arts and Culture, Banjul The Gambia 1998, ISBN 9983-80-011-014