New Jeshwang

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New Jeshwang is a district of the municipality Kanifing ( English Kanifing Municipal ) in the West African state of Gambia .

The district is located in the western center of the municipality and belongs to the place Serekunda . In the 1993 census, New Jeshwang was listed as a separate town with 21,656 residents.

geography

To the north of New Jeshwang is the neighborhood of Old Jeshwang , and Gamcem Road separates both districts. In the west, the mangrove forest Tanbi Wetland Complex, protected as a nature reserve, connects . To the south is Eboe Town . To the west is neighboring Serekunda (as a district), the Kombo Sillah Drive is the border here. Kanifing is northwest of New Jeshwang, the Banjul-Serekunda Highway is the border here.

Individual evidence

  1. 1993 census ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. PDF file , accessed July 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gambia.gm
  2. ^ ATM, Anna's Travel Map: The Gambia Tourist Attraction Map. The Smiling Coast. Anna's Travel Map, Banjul 2007, ISBN 978-1-4243-4346-1 .

Coordinates: 13 ° 27 ′  N , 16 ° 40 ′  W