Yundum

Yundum
Coordinates: 13 ° 20 ′ N , 16 ° 40 ′ W
Region:	West coast
District:	North combo
Residents:	13,021 (2013)

Yundum (spelling variant: Yumdum ) is a town in the West African state of Gambia .

According to a calculation for 2013, around 13,021 inhabitants live there, the result of the last published census from 1993 was 3,545.

geography

Yundum, in the West Coast Region district Kombo North on the southern bank of the Gambia -flow is about ten kilometers south of Serekunda and about nine kilometers north of Brikama removed.

A distinction is made between 'Old Yundum' and 'New Yundum' as districts of Yundum.

Culture and sights

In Yundum a historical tree is known as a place of worship under the name Yaramba and in Old Yundum a historical grove is known as Jantayi .

Economy and Infrastructure

The international airport Banjul International Airport , formerly Yundum International was and is still often referred to as, is located about three kilometers away.

Individual evidence

↑ Yundum 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 .

Web links

Road map of the area ( memento of September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Yundum on bevoelkerungsstatistik.de (no longer available online, last accessed May 2013)

[Historic_sites_of_The_Gambia-2] 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 .