Bwiam

Bwiam
Coordinates: 13 ° 14 ′ N , 16 ° 5 ′ W
Region:	West coast
District:	Foni Kansala
Residents:	4163 (2013)
	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

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

[1] Bwiam on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)

[Historic_sites_of_The_Gambia-2] 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 .