Central River Region

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Central River Division Location of the region in Gambia
Central River Division Central River Region
Basic data
Administrative location Janjanbureh
Districts 10
Geographical center 13 ° 34 ′  N , 14 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 13 ° 34 ′  N , 14 ° 58 ′  W
North South expansion 57 km
East-west expansion 110 km
surface 2,895 km²
population 207,574 (as of 2013)
Population density 72 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 GM-M
Telephone code (+220) 5

The Central River Region (formerly: Central River Division ) is one of six administrative units of the West African state of Gambia . The region corresponds to the Local Government Area Janjanbureh and Local Government Area Kuntaur .

geography

The 2895 km² region, with the seat of the administrative unit in Janjanbureh (3998 inhabitants), is further divided into ten districts . With 207,574 inhabitants (2013 calculation) the division extends to both banks of the Gambia River . Bordering the Lower River Region in the west and the North Bank Region to the Upper River Region in the east. The seat of the administrative unit in Janjanbureh is on the island of Janjanbureh Island , which forms its own district Janjanbureh . The largest town is Bansang in the Fulladu West district with 8535 inhabitants .

Districts

The ten districts are: Lower Saloum , Upper Saloum , Nianija , Niani , Sami , Niamina Dankunku , Niamina West , Niamina East , Fulladu West and Janjanbureh .

Localities

The ten largest places are:

population

According to a survey from 1993 ( census at that time ), the Mandinka represented the largest population group with a share of around three-tenths, followed by the Fula and the Wolof. The distribution in detail: 29.5% Mandinka , 37.2% Fula , 26% Wolof , 0.6% Jola , 4.1% Serahule , 0.4% Serer , 0.1% Aku , 0.3% Manjago , 0.6% Bambara and 1.2% other races.

history

As part of the Africanization , the former name MacCarthy Island was renamed Central River Division in 1995. MacCarthy Island was renamed Janjanbureh Island and the administrative capital Georgetown was renamed Janjanbureh.

At the end of 2007, as part of an administrative reform, the former Central River Division became the Central River Region .

Population development
year population comment
1963 64,755 census
1973 101.901 census
1983 126.004 census
1993 156.021 census
2003 185,897 census
2005 190.616 calculation
2006 192.916 calculation
2007 195.173 calculation
2008 197.245 calculation
2009 199,336 calculation
2010 201.378 calculation
2012 205,342 calculation
2013 207,574 calculation

politics

The administrative unit is headed by a governor; Sheriff Abba Sanyang has held this position since March 2019 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Central River Region on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)
  2. ^ Population by Ethnicity, by Settlement and Local Government Area. (Gambians Only) ( Memento from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) PDF file