North Bank Region

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North Bank Division Location of the region in Gambia
North Bank Division North Bank Region
Basic data
Administrative location Farafenni
Districts 6th
Geographical center 13 ° 29 ′  N , 15 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 13 ° 29 ′  N , 15 ° 56 ′  W
North South expansion 35 km
East-west expansion 136 km
surface 2,256 km²
population 178,612 (as of 2013)
Population density 79 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 GM-N
Telephone code (+220) 5

The North Bank Region (formerly: North Bank Division ) is one of six administrative units of the West African state of Gambia . The region corresponds to the Local Government Area Kerewan .

geography

The 2256 km² region, with the seat of the administrative unit in Farafenni (19,512 inhabitants) in the Lower Baddibu district , is divided into six districts . With 178,612 inhabitants (2013 calculation) the region stretches from the Atlantic coast , north of the Gambia River, to the Central River Region in the east.

Districts

The six districts are: Lower Niumi , Upper Niumi , Jokadu , Lower Baddibu , Central Baddibu, and Upper Baddibu .

Localities

The ten largest places are:

population

According to a survey from 1993 ( census at the time ), the largest population group is the Mandinka with a share of around four-tenths, followed by the Fula and the Wolof. The distribution in detail: 41.9% Mandinka , 16.4% Fula , 30% Wolof , 0.7% Jola , 0.5% Serahule , 6.3% Serer , 0.1% Aku , 1.1% Manjago , 2.1% Bambara and 0.9% other races.

history

At the end of 2007, the former North Bank Division became the North Bank Region as part of an administrative reform .

Population development
year population comment
1963 63,045 census
1973 93,388 census
1983 112.225 census
1993 156,462 census
2003 172,806 census
2005 175,564 calculation
2006 176,793 calculation
2007 177.911 calculation
2008 178,704 calculation
2009 179,497 calculation
2010 180.170 calculation
2012 181.228 calculation
2013 178,612 calculation

politics

The administrative unit is headed by a governor, and Musa Seku Kanteh has held this position since August 2020 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ North Bank Region 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