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The Local Government Act passed in 2002 superseded the previous local government acts like Local Government Act (Amended 1984), Local Government (City of Banjul) Act (Amended 1988), The Kanifing Municipal Council Act 1991 and the Provinces Act. There were six local government areas, each subdivided into districts and wards.
The city Banjul is located on St Mary's Island (Banjul Island), where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. The population of the city proper is 31,301, with the Greater Banjul Area , which includes the City of Banjul and the Kanifing Municipal Council, at a population of 413,397 (2013 census). [ 6 ]
They are listed below by Local Government Area (previously Regions, known as Divisions until 2007), each with its population at the 15 April 2013 census (provisional returns). [ 1 ] The former Banjul Region is now divided into two Local Government Areas (LGAs) - Banjul City (which is now subdivided into 3 districts) and Kanifing (consisting of ...
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Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul, and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC). The population of Kanifing expanded in the post-colonial era, and it is now one of the country's most-densely populated places and its most-populated ...
Banjul is a district in the Banjul Local Government Area of the Gambia. [1] [2] References This page was last edited on 16 February 2025, at 03:28 (UTC). Text ...
A road in Gambia, 2007 The Banjul ferry and Port of Banjul. The system of transportation in The Gambia mixes both public and private operations and consists of a system of roads (both paved and unpaved), water and air transportation. The Trans-Gambia Highway runs along both sides of the river Gambia, which bisects the country. The river may be ...
The conurbation of Serekunda and Banjul, known as the Kombos, is the only major urban area in the Gambia. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The expansion of Banjul has been limited as it is an island surrounded by mangrove swamps , leading to Serekunda gaining its overflow population and some of its institutions.