Administrative division of the Gambia

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The administrative structure of the Gambia or the administrative structure is as follows:

The West African state of Gambia is divided into five regions and two municipalities ( English municipalities ), the city of Banjul and the municipality of Kanifing . The five regions are the West Coast Region, Lower River Region, Central River Region, Upper River Region, and the North Bank Region.

The regions are further divided into 35 districts. The number of villages is around 1870.

Map of Gambia, political (labeling not updated - as of 2009)

Legal basis

The responsible ministry is the Ministry of Local Government and Lands (MoLGL), it regulates the administration of the state's resources and oversees the local administrations. The legal basis for the administration of the structure is regulated , in addition to the current constitution of Gambia , in the Local Government Act, 2002 and in the Lands Commission Act 2007 .

history

Reforms in the colony

Before 1935, the British Gambia was divided into the Colony ( English The Colony of the Gambia ) and the Protectorate . The protectorate was initially divided into two divisions ( North Bank and South Bank ) from 1894 , later into five divisions: Kombo Saint Mary , MacCarthy Island , North Bank , South Bank , and Upper River .

In 1935, the Provinces Act of 1935 created five provinces: Western , MacCarthy Island , North Bank , Lower River and Upper River , and the Greater Bathurst Area . The Greater Bathurst Area consisted of the Bathurst Colony and Kombo Saint Mary . The Lower River and Western provinces emerged from the South Bank .

According to other sources, the 1935 divisions were: Western , MacCarthy Island , Upper River, and Central .

Reforms in the First Republic

The Local Government Areas have existed since Gambia's independence in 1965. On October 30, 1968, the North Bank Division was separated from the Lower River Division .

On April 24, 1973, the capital of the Gambia, Bathurst , was renamed Banjul . At that time, the Gambia was divided into the one municipality of Banjul and six divisions: Banjul , Kombo Saint Mary , Lower River , MacCarthy Island , North Bank , Upper River and Western .

The Niumi District was divided into two districts in 1977 and since then has been run as Lower Niumi and Upper Niumi . At the same time, the Serekunda district was divided and Kombo Central was created.

In 1987 the district of Wuli was divided into the two districts of Sandu and Wuli .

Reforms in the second republic

1995 was MacCarthy Iceland in Janjanbureh Iceland , the Division MacCarthy Iceland in Central River Division renamed.

With the Local Government Act 2002 , the combo Saint Mary was merged with the municipality of Banjul as Kanifing Municipal and the LGA Central was divided into LGA Janjanbureh and LGA Kuntaur . The senior local government official in the divisions was changed from Divisional Commissioner to Governor .

In 2005 the Local Government Amendment Bill 2005 followed .

In January 2006, the number of districts was adjusted to the number of constituencies, new Seyfolu were installed in the districts. This is how Wuli West , Fulladu East , Tumana and Sabah Sanjal came into being .

With the last reform of the administrative structure of the country ( Lands Commission Act 2007 ), which was passed in October 2007, the individual regions should receive more self-government. It was another step towards decentralizing the state. The nomenclature of the structure had changed from "Division" to "Region".

In April 2010 the Local Government Amendment Bill 2010 was passed by the National Assembly, according to which the Central River Region should now be divided. The existing Central River region is divided into north and south and then corresponds to the subdivision of the two LGAs. Simultaneously with this reform the administrative headquarters ( English administrative headquarters ) of the North Bank region was moved from Kerewan to Farafenni .

In October 2010 the Western Region was changed to the West Coast Region in order to better reflect the character of the region in the name.

structure

Local government areas

The political division of Gambia is completed on the second level in eight Local Government Areas (LGA) ( German  local administrative area ). These LGAs have existed parallel to the regions (formerly: divisions) since the independence of Gambia. However, this structure has no coding according to ISO 3166-2 .

# LGA comment
1 LGA Banjul The capital forms its own LGA
2 LGA Basse or Upper River This LGA corresponds to the Upper River Region
3 LGA Brikama or Western This LGA corresponds to the West Coast Region
4th LGA Janjanbureh Is the southern half of the Central River Region or the South Central River Region
5 LGA Kanifing The Kanifing Urban District Council KUDC forms its own LGA
6th LGA Kerewan or North Bank This LGA corresponds to the North Bank Region
7th LGA Kuntaur Northern half of the Central River Region or the North Central River Region
8th LGA Mansakonko or Lower River This LGA corresponds to the Lower River Region

Regions

The administrative structure of the Gambia is divided into six regions (previously, until 2007: divisions) on the second level . The regions exist parallel to the LGAs. This structure has a coding according to ISO 3166-2 , which has not been changed or updated so far (as of August 2019). The administrative units Banjul City and Kanifing Municipal ( Kombo-St. Mary Area ) are combined as the Greater Banjul Area (GBA).

Explanation of the table
  • Type: type of administrative unit; Region, city or municipality
  • Administrative seat: the administrative seat or the main place of the administrative unit
  • Comment: Comment or the previous name of the administrative unit
# Administrative unit Abbreviation Art Administrative headquarters comment
1 Greater Banjul Area GBA Greater Banjul Area with Banjul City and Kanifing Municipality
2 West Coast Region WCR region Brikama formerly Western Division (WD), Western Region (WR)
3 North Bank NBR region Farafenni formerly North Bank Division (NBD)
4th Lower River LRR region Mansa Konko formerly Lower River Division (LRD)
5 Central River CRR region Janjanbureh formerly Central River Division (CRD), previously MacCarthy Island Division , MID
6th Upper River URR region Basse Santa Su formerly Upper River Division (URD)

Implementation that has not yet taken place (as of August 2019):

# Administrative unit Abbreviation Art Administrative headquarters comment
5a Central River South ? region Janjanbureh
5b Central River North ? region Kuntaur?

Districts

Below the level of the regions, on the third level , the country is divided into 35 districts. Since the municipalities of Banjul and Kanifing Municipal are sometimes also counted as districts, the number of 37 districts is also given. This classification applies to both the regions and the LGAs.
The following map shows the district division in the 2003 census.

District of the Gambia in 2003
Explanation of the table
  • Area: This means the entire area of ​​the district in km², the area that is habitable together with the water areas. The area data are geometrically determined estimated values.
  • Population density: inhabitants / km² in relation to the entire area of ​​the district
  • Sort key: a sort key, such that the Gambia Bureau of Statistics used
District region surface population Population density Sorting key comment
Banjul City Greater Banjul Area 12 31,356 2,613 10 City Council
Kanifing Municipal Greater Banjul Area 76 422,877 5,564 20th Municipal Council
North combo West coast 169 294.224 1,741 30th
Combo South West coast 321 88,037 274 31
Combo Central West coast 198 113.122 571 32
Combo East West coast 260 33,849 130 33
Foni Brefet West coast 130 13,757 106 34
Foni Bintang-Karanai West coast 287 20.185 70 35 formerly Foni Bintang and Foni Karanai
Foni Kansala West coast 142 17,346 122 36
Foni Bondali West coast 164 7,188 44 37
Foni Jarrol West coast 93 7.146 77 38
Kiang West Lower River 725 15,065 21st 40
Kiang Central Lower River 175 8,018 46 41
Kiang East Lower River 212 6.316 30th 42
Jarra West Lower River 201 26,921 134 43
Jarra Central Lower River 180 6,511 36 44
Jarra East Lower River 125 13,010 104 45
Lower Niumi North Bank 355 51,787 146 50 also Lower Nuimi
Upper Niumi North Bank 439 26,786 61 51 also Upper Nuimi
Jokadu North Bank 278 19,847 71 52
Lower Baddibu North Bank 200 14,875 74 53
Central Baddibu North Bank 258 13,938 54 54
Upper Baddibu North Bank 726 51,379 71 55
Lower Saloum Central River 154 12.007 78 60
Upper Saloum Central River 263 18,817 72 61
Nianija Central River 127 9,695 76 62 also Nianija Kuntaur
Niani Central River 434 24,806 57 63 also Niani Kuntaur
Sami Central River 473 21,229 45 64 also Sami Kuntaur
Niamina Dankunku Central River 121 5,571 46 70
Niamina West Central River 143 6,942 49 71
Niamina East Central River 357 21,996 62 72
Fulladu West Central River 813 82,513 101 73 also Fuladu West
Janjanbureh Central River 10 3,998 400 74 also Jajanburay
Fulladu East Upper River 839 107,442 128 80 also Fuladu East
Cantora Upper River 293 32,682 112 81
Wuli Upper River 592 40,683 69 82
Sandu Upper River 346 21,346 62 83

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Gambia - Background ( Memento of September 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Gambia Bureau of Statistics , accessed June 2010
  2. ↑ a b c d The Republic Of The Gambia Livestock And Horticulture Development Project, Project Design Report Main Report PDF document dated September 7, 2009
  3. ↑ Local Government Act (Amendments) - Sections 1-23 The Gambia ( Memento of April 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) PDF document of April 17, 2002
  4. ↑ worldstatesmen.org Gambia , accessed June 2010
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Primary subdivisions , accessed June 2010
  6. ^ A b c Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 (= Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Vol. 26). University of Rochester Press et al, Rochester, NY et al. 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8
  7. ^ A b New Title for Divisional Commissioners The Daily Observer, April 7, 2006
  8. ↑ Gambia: More Constituencies Than Districts in Gambia
  9. ↑ A Trilogy of Jammeh's Political Failure & Fading Historical Relevance ( Memento from November 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) The Gambia Echo (online) from May 12, 2010
  10. ↑ a b Local Govt. Amendment bill to split CRR into two regions NBR gets new administrative center ( Memento of August 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Today Newspaper (online) of April 13, 2010
  11. ↑ Statement By The President Of The Republic Of The Gambia In The Occasion Of The 2010, State Opening Of The National Assembly: Local Government And Lands of March 26, 2010
  12. ^ New name for Western Region ( Memento from July 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) The Daily Observer from October 20, 2010
  13. ↑ iso.org: Updates on ISO 3166 , accessed May 2011
  14. ↑ The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (Ed.): The Gambia Atlas of 2003 Population and Housing Census . Banjul, Gambia 2006, ISBN 1-4243-1262-0 (English).

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