Kartong

Kartong
Coordinates: 13 ° 6 ′ N , 16 ° 46 ′ W
Region:	West coast
District:	Combo South
Residents:	5651 (2013)

Kartong (spelling variant: Kartung ) is a town in the West African state of Gambia .

According to a calculation for 2013, around 5651 inhabitants live there, the result of the last published census from 1993 was 2536.

geography

Kartong, one of the oldest towns, is the southernmost town in Gambia and is located in the West Coast region , Kombo South district . The place is about 9.5 kilometers south of Gunjur . The Allahein River , with its mangroves on its banks, is around four kilometers away.

politics

Twin town

Sweden Sweden : Alingsås

Culture and sights

In Kartong a sacred (crocodile) pond and old well are known as a place of worship under the name Folonko (" Sacred Crocodile Pool of Folonko "). It is one of three sacred crocodile pools in Gambia, but the place of worship in Kartong is the most remote and therefore the least visited by tourists.

Individual evidence

↑ Kartong on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)
↑ Craig Emms, Linda Barnett, Richard Human: The Gambia. The Bradt Travel Guide (= Bradt Travel Guide ). 2nd edition. Bradt Travel Guides, Chalfont St. Peter 2006, ISBN 1-84162-137-4
^ Jojo Cobbinah : Senegal, Gambia. Practical guide to the west coast of Africa. Meyer, Frankfurt am Main 2001, ISBN 3-89859-103-4
↑ Rosel Jahn: Gambia. Travel guide with regional studies. With a travel atlas. Mai, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 3-87936-239-4
↑ Katharina Kane: The Gambia & Senegal (= Lonely Planet ). 3rd edition. Lonely Planet Publications, Footscray et al. 2006, ISBN 1-74059-696-X
^ Allen Meagher, Andrew Samuel, Baba Ceesay, National Council for the Arts and Culture (Gambia) et al .: Historic sites of The Gambia. 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

Website Kartong (English)
Allahein to Kartong coast www.birdlife.org (English)
Maritime Boundary: The Gambia-Senegal (PDF, English; 2.36 MB)

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

[2] Craig Emms, Linda Barnett, Richard Human: The Gambia. The Bradt Travel Guide (= Bradt Travel Guide ). 2nd edition. Bradt Travel Guides, Chalfont St. Peter 2006, ISBN 1-84162-137-4

[3] Jojo Cobbinah : Senegal, Gambia. Practical guide to the west coast of Africa. Meyer, Frankfurt am Main 2001, ISBN 3-89859-103-4

[4] Rosel Jahn: Gambia. Travel guide with regional studies. With a travel atlas. Mai, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 3-87936-239-4

[5] Katharina Kane: The Gambia & Senegal (= Lonely Planet ). 3rd edition. Lonely Planet Publications, Footscray et al. 2006, ISBN 1-74059-696-X

[Historic_sites_of_The_Gambia-6] Allen Meagher, Andrew Samuel, Baba Ceesay, National Council for the Arts and Culture (Gambia) et al .: Historic sites of The Gambia. 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