Sukuta (Central River Region)
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Coordinates: 13 ° 37 ′ N , 14 ° 55 ′ W |
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| Region: | Central River | |
| District: | Niani | |
| Residents: | 1491 (2013)
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Sukuta is a town in the West African state of Gambia .
According to a calculation for 2013, about 1491 inhabitants live there, the result of the last published census from 1993 was 1109.
geography
Sukuta, in the Central River Region in the Niani District on the northern bank of the Gambia River, is located about eight kilometers southwest of the North Bank Road , an important highway from the Gambia. Sukuta is on a road that leads southwest to Barajally .
Culture and sights
At Sukuta, an isolated menhir, part of the Senegambian stone circles , is known as a place of worship .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sukuta on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)
- ↑ 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