Kanifing Municipal

Kanifing Municipal
Location of the municipality in the Greater Banjul Area
Location of the municipality in Gambia
Basic data
Parent region	Greater Banjul Area
Geographical location	13 ° 27 ′  N , 16 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 13 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  W
surface	76 km²
population	422,877 (as of 2013)
Population density	5,564 inhabitants / km²

Kanifing Municipal ( German  municipality Kanifing ) is a municipality in the West African state of Gambia . It belongs in the administrative division of Gambia , next to the regions and the City of Banjul as a separate administrative district in the top level of administrative units.

According to a calculation from 2013 about 422,877 inhabitants live there, the result of the last published census from 2003 was 322,410.

geography

The municipality extends over an area of ​​76 km², it borders in the east on Banjul and in the south on the district Kombo North of the West Coast region . In the north lies the mouth of the river Gambia, in the west the Atlantic.

Localities

The following places belonged to the municipality in 1993:

• Serekunda , 362.986
• Bakau , 53.766
• Abuko , 8089

See also : List of localities in Gambia

There is no clear line in the sources about the structure of the church.

Outline according to Anna's Travel Map	Outlined by Kanifing Municipal Council Waste Collection Ward Map
Abuko Bakau New Town Bakoteh Bundung Borehole Bundling Six Junction Dippa Kunda Fagi Kunda (or Faji Kunda) Kanifing Kololi Latri Kunda Sabiji Latri Kunda Yiringanya (or Latri Kunda for short ) Manjai Kunda New Jeshwang / Eboe Town Old Bakau Old Jeshwang Serrekunda Tallinding	Abuko Bakau New Town Bakoteh Bundung Borehole Bundling Six Junction Dippa Kunda Faji Kunda Kololi Latri Kunda Sabiji Latri Kunda Yiringanya (or Latri Kunda for short ) Manjai Kunda New Jeshwang / Eboe Town Old Bakau / Cape Point Old Jeshwang Serrekunda SK / London Corner Talinding -North Talinding -South

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: 35.9% Mandinka , 11% Fula , 16.5% Wolof , 19.6% Jola , 4.5% Serahule , 4.4% Serer , 2% Aku , 3.1% Manjago , 0 , 7% Bambara and 2.3% other races.

history

Population development

year population comment 1963 12.208 census 1973 39,404 census 1983 101.504 census 1993 228.214 census 2003 322.410 census 2005 345.191 calculation 2006 356.843 calculation 2007 368,628 calculation 2008 380,625 calculation 2009 392,570 calculation 2010 404.610 calculation 2012 429.072 calculation 2013 422,877 calculation

politics

Municipal council

The local council, the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), is responsible for the area, also known as Kombo-St. Mary Area is known. Until 1990 the local council was known as Kanifing Urban District Council (KUDC). The head of the Kanifing Municipal Council is a Lord Mayor; Talib Ahmed Bensouda has held this position since May 2018 .

coat of arms

The municipality of Kanifing Municipal uses a coat of arms that is composed of the representation of the sun, the sea, a crocodile and a palm tree.

Administrative unit

The municipality was in the administrative division of Gambia , since the independence of Gambia, one of the eight Local Government Areas (LGA).

The Kanifing Municipal is combined with the City of Banjul as the Greater Banjul Area (GBA). The GBA has a coding according to ISO 3166-2 ( GM-B).

The seat of the municipal administration is in Kanifing , a district of Serekunda. Kanifing is sometimes used as a synonym for serrekunda.

Town twinning

•  Taiwan , Kaohsiung (1999)
•  Senegal , Rufisque (2004)
•  Venezuela , Municipio Libertador (2007)
•  United States , Memphis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kanifing Municipal on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)
2. ↑ The Gambia tourist attraction map: the smiling coast . [Banjul, Gambia? & # 93 2007, ISBN 978-1-4243-4346-1 .
3. ↑ Mbalit Project - kanifing Council. In: kanifing.gm. Retrieved July 22, 2019 (American English). 
4. ^ Population by Ethnicity, by Settlement and Local Government Area. (Gambians Only) ( Memento from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) PDF file
5. ^ Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of The Gambia (= Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Vol. 109). Scarecrow Press, Lanham MD et al. a. 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1
6. ↑ KMC Chairman And Delegation Returned Home Gambia Radio & TV News of November 9, 2001
7. ↑ KMC Twinned With Senegalese `Ville De Refisque ' The Independent from August 20, 2004
8. ↑ KMC Twins With Libertador The Daily Observer, July 9, 2008
9. ↑ Memphis, Tennessee: Sister cities  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed June 2010  

Web links

• Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), Gambia
• Road map of the area ( memento of September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• Greater Banjul Area, The Gambia Green Map (PDF; 954 kB)