Kuntaur

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Kuntaur
Coordinates: 13 ° 40 ′  N , 14 ° 53 ′  W
Map: Gambia
marker
Region: Central River
District: Niani
Residents: 3074 (2013)

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Kuntaur (spelling variant: Kunta-ur , Kuntaur Fulla Kunda and Kuntaur Wharf Town ) is a town in the West African state of Gambia .

According to a calculation for 2013, there are around 3,074 inhabitants, the result of the last published census from 1993 was 2,286.

geography

Kuntaur, in the administrative unit Central River Division , District Niani , located on the north bank of the Gambia River , about three kilometers south of Wassu and 13 kilometers north of Janjanbureh removed. The North Bank Road , an important highway from Gambia, crosses Wassu, where the famous Wassu stone circles are located.

Culture and sights

In Kuntaur Fulla Kunda, a Senegambian stone circle is known as a place of worship .

Economy and Infrastructure

Kuntaur is about 150 river kilometers away from the confluence with the Atlantic Ocean . The city is the last inland port that can be used by large seagoing ships . This port is a large transshipment point for peanuts and peanut products.

See also

Individual evidence

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