List of cities in The Gambia
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This is a list of cities in Gambia.
  • Bakau
    Bakau
    Bakau is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of The Gambia, lying west of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point. It is the first major suburb outside Banjul and the most developed town in The Gambia...

  • Banjul
    Banjul
    -Transport:Ferries sail from Banjul to Barra. The city is served by the Banjul International Airport. Banjul is on the Trans–West African Coastal Highway connecting it to Dakar and Bissau, and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.Banjul International Airport...

  • Bansang
    Bansang
    Bansang is a town in the Central River Division of The Gambia, with a population of 8,500. Although the official government center of the Division is located in Janjanbureh downstream, Bansang has better access to the more affluent coastal region of the country, and is sometimes considered the...

  • Basse Santa Su
    Basse Santa Su
    Basse Santa Su, usually known as Basse, is a town in The Gambia, lying on the south bank of the River Gambia. The easternmost town in the nation, it is known for its important market. As of 2009 it has an estimated population of 18 414....

  • Brikama
    Brikama
    Brikama is one of the largest cities in The Gambia, lying south of Banjul in the Western Division. It is known for wood carving and for its musicians...

  • Brufut
    Brufut
    Brufut is a town located in the Western Division of The Gambia. The town of Brufut is situated a couple of kilometres inland from the costal road, but the name Brufut is applied to an area extending from around the town, out to the coast. It has a main street with a market, and some government...

  • Farafenni
    Farafenni
    Farafenni is a town in The Gambia, lying on the Trans-Gambia Highway in the North Bank Division, just south of the border with Senegal. It is an important market town....

  • Janjanbureh
    Janjanbureh
    Janjanbureh or Jangjangbureh is a town, founded in 1832, on Janjanbureh Island in the Gambia River in eastern Gambia. It was formerly known as Georgetown and was the second largest in the country. It is now the capital of the Central River Division and is best known as home to Gambia's main prison...

     (Georgetown)
  • Jufureh
    Jufureh
    Jufureh, Juffureh or Juffure is a town in The Gambia, located 30 kilometers inland on the north bank of the River Gambia in the North Bank Division near James Island. The town is home to a museum and Fort Jillifree....

  • Kalagi
    Kalagi
    Kalagi is a town located in the Western Division of The Gambia.According to a 2009 estimate around 825 inhabitants live there. The result of the last published census of 1993 609....

  • Kanilai
    Kanilai
    Kanilai is a village in southern Gambia. President of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh was born in this village and expanded it after coming to power. It is now home to a presidential palace, a wrestling arena and a Game Park and zoo.-External links:**...

  • Kerewan
    Kerewan
    Kerewan is a town in The Gambia, Build by Mamadi Safiyatu Fatty some 400 years ago. Located beside the Miniminiyang Bolong, about 60Km from the capital Banjul...

  • Kololi
    Kololi
    Kololi is a resort town on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Gambia. It is surrounded by the Bijilo Forest.The primary hotels are located on "The Strip" which is a short road leading to the beach and the hotels of Senegambia and the Kairaba. The Strip is lined with restaurants and entrance is...

  • Kuntaur
    Kuntaur
    Kuntaur is a town located in the Central River Division of The Gambia....

  • Lamin
    Lamin, North Bank Division, Gambia
    Lamin is a town located in the North Bank Division of The Gambia. It should not be confused with the larger city of Lamin, located in the Western Division near the national capital, Banjul....

     (North Bank Division)
  • Lamin
    Lamin, Western Division, Gambia
    Lamin is the largest village in Kombo NorthWestern Division of The Gambia. A village with two large clans, Bojang, and Manneh, as the founders, and all the rest are considered "lountan" meaning "strangers" in Manidinko. There is a village leader, "AlKalo" who is from the lineage of the Bojang...

     (Western Division)
  • Mansa Konko
    Mansa Konko
    Mansa Konko is a town in the Gambia, lying north of Soma. Formerly the home of an important chief. Mansa Konko translates as "the hill of kings" in Mandinka. It was later an administrative centre under the British, from which time some buildings survive....

  • Nema Kunku
    Nema Kunku
    Nema Kunku is a village in Foni Jarrol district in the Western Divisionwestern of The Gambia.Nema kunku is a surrounding village of Gambia's largest town Serekunda. The population of the village is 99 % local people....

  • Serekunda
  • Soma
    Soma, Gambia
    Soma is a town in Gambia, lying south of the River Gambia. It is an important crossroads, where the main east-west road in the country crosses the Trans-Gambia Highway....

  • Sukuta
    Sukuta
    Sukuta is a town located in the Western Division of The Gambia. It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census....

  • Tanji
    Tanji
    Tanji is a town in Gambia, along the Atlantic coast. It is primarily a fishing village, but it also has a popular museum, the Tanje Village Museum in which artisans and craftsmen engage in traditional crafts. The Tanji Bird Reserve is located 3 kilometers from the village....


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