Bwiam
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Coordinates: 13 ° 14 ′ N , 16 ° 5 ′ W |
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Region: | West coast | |
District: | Foni Kansala | |
Residents: | 4163 (2013)
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Exit Bwiam towards the west | ||
Bwiam to the east |
Bwiam is a town in the West African state of Gambia .
According to a calculation for 2013, there are around 4,163 inhabitants, the result of the last published census from 1993 was 1,851.
geography
Bwiam is located in the West Coast Region , Foni Kansala District , approximately 62 kilometers east of Brikama and approximately 28 kilometers west of Kalagi . The city is located on the South Bank Road and benefits from long-distance traffic on the main trunk road in Gambia. To Kanilai , the birthplace of former President Yahya Jammeh , it is only about ten kilometers to the southeast.
Culture and sights
Between Bwiam and Bondali , a sacred tree is known as a place of worship under the name Kanjendi .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Tijan Jaiteh , * 1988, soccer player
- Sainey Nyassi , * 1989, football player
- Sanna Nyassi , * 1989, soccer player
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bwiam 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 .
Web links
Commons : Bwiam - collection of images, videos and audio files