Niamina East

Location of the district in the Central River Region

Location of the district in Gambia

Basic data

Parent region

Central River

Geographical location

13 ° 38 ′ N , 15 ° 5 ′ W Coordinates: 13 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ N , 15 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ W

population

21,996 (as of 2013)

Niamina East is one of 35 districts - the second highest level of administrative division - in the West African state of Gambia . It is one of ten districts in the Central River Region .

According to a calculation from 2013 about 21,996 inhabitants live there, the result of the last published census of 2003 was 19,034.

The name is derived from Niamina - a former small Mandinka empire.

Localities

The ten largest places are:

Jarreng , 3037
Kundang , 2555
Mamud Fana , 1943
Bati Njol , 1501
Pateh Sam , 1307
Sotokoi , 1202
Macca, 901
Kerevan Demba , 702
Pakala , 587
Misira Toben, 578

population

According to a survey from 1993 (census at that time), the largest population group is the Wolof with a share of around four-tenths, followed by the Mandinka and the Fula. The distribution in detail: 27.2% Mandinka , 26.2% Fula , 42.2% Wolof , 0.6% Jola , 1% Serahule , 0.6% Serer , 0% Aku , 0.2% Manjago , 0 , 4% Bambara and 1.6% other races.

Individual evidence

↑ Niamina East 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

[1] Niamina East 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