North combo

Location of the district in the West Coast Region

Location of the district in Gambia

Basic data

Parent region

West Coast Region

Geographical location

13 ° 22 ′ N , 16 ° 40 ′ W Coordinates: 13 ° 22 ′ 0 " N , 16 ° 40 ′ 0" W

population

294,224 (as of 2013)

Kombo North is one of 35 districts - the second highest level of administrative division - in the West African state of Gambia . It is one of nine districts in the West Coast Region .

According to a calculation from 2013 about 294,224 inhabitants live there, the result of the last published census of 2003 was 166,351.

The name is derived from Kombo , a former small empire.

Localities

The ten largest places are:

Lamin , 39.183
Nema Kunku , 36.134
Brufut , 31,749
Sukuta , 31,674
Wellingara , 16.116
Busumbala , 13,292
Yundum , 13.021
Mandinari , 12,572
Banjulunding , 10,104
Kunkujang , 9652

population

According to a survey from 1993 ( census at the time ), the Mandinka represented the largest population group with a share of around five-tenths, followed by the Jola and the Fula. The distribution in detail: 46.8% Mandinka , 12.9% Fula , 11.5% Wolof , 17.9% Jola , 1.6% Serahule , 2.8% Serer , 0.5% Aku , 3.1 % Manjago , 0.7% Bambara and 2.2% other ethnic groups.

Seyfo

Seyfo of the district was Eric Tunde Janneh around 2002 , he was replaced by Demba Sanyang in 2005 . Sanyang retired at the end of 2017 due to age and health issues. Effective December 29, 2017, this role was transferred to Momodou LK Bojang , a former senior police officer and judge at the Kanifing Local Court .

Individual evidence

↑ Kombo North on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)
^ Population by Ethnicity, by Settlement and Local Government Area. (Gambians Only) ( Memento from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) PDF file
^ BAC Sues Former Kombo North Chief Janneh - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .
^ The Gambia's First Paramount Chief Speaks - Africa.gm - Africa news and information community. In: africa.gm. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .
^ Paramount chief retires - MLK Bojang appointed new chief - Africa.gm. In: africa.gm. Retrieved September 19, 2018 .

[1] Kombo North 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

[3] BAC Sues Former Kombo North Chief Janneh - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .

[4] The Gambia's First Paramount Chief Speaks - Africa.gm - Africa news and information community. In: africa.gm. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .

[5] Paramount chief retires - MLK Bojang appointed new chief - Africa.gm. In: africa.gm. Retrieved September 19, 2018 .