Nianija

Location of the district in the Central River Region

Location of the district in Gambia

Basic data

Parent region

Central River

Geographical location

13 ° 45 ′ N , 15 ° 5 ′ W Coordinates: 13 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N , 15 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ W

population

9,695 (as of 2013)

Nianija (spelling variant: Nianija Kuntaur ) 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 9,695 inhabitants live there, the result of the last published census from 2003 was 8,205.

Localities

The ten largest places are:

Chamen , 1305
Conteh , 876
Bakadage, 837
Sinchu Tamsir, 594
Kerr Janko, 546
Palalley , 508
Batijaha , 489
Jailan, 463
Kerr Seedi, 439
Buduk, 383

population

According to a survey from 1993 (census at the time), the largest population group is that of the Fula with a share of around seven-tenths, followed by the Mandinka and the Wolof. The distribution in detail: 17% Mandinka , 71.8% Fula , 10.7% Wolof , 0.2% Jola , 0.2% Serahule , 0% Serer , 0% Aku , 0% Manjago , 0% Bambara and 0 % other races.

Individual evidence

↑ Nianija 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] Nianija 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