Brufut

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Brufut is a village in the West African nation of Gambia.

According to a calculation for 2013 there live about 31 749 inhabitants, the result of the last published census in 1993 amounted to 8644th

Geography

Brufut, whose name means in the language of the Mandinka " reddish brown earth ", located in the district of Kombo North in the West Coast region on the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 1.5 to 2 kilometers east of Ghana Town and about six kilometers southwest of Sukuta away.

Culture and sights

Place of worship

In Brufut a sacred grove as a place of worship under the name Sanneh - ring elements is known.

Sports

Brufut is target an annual mileage sporting event, the Brufut Run.

Economy and infrastructure

In the near Brufut are in the past the only mineral resources of Gambia, has been with the exception of the small gold deposits at the upper reaches of the Gambia, promoted. In the 1950s, here ilmenite ( FeTiO3 ) was (also titanium iron) an ore from which the metal titanium is obtained degraded. After a few years, but the mining was stopped again because the world market price had been unfavorable.

On 15 November 2006 it was announced that the Australian Carnegie Corporation had signed a five-year contract to accommodate the reduction of the ore to the coast again. For this, the Carnegie Minerals Gambia was established. Geologists have estimated larger deposits in the vicinity of places Bafuloto, Sanyang and Kartong. According to rumors, the reduction was started in July before the conclusion of the contract.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Nyimasata Sanneh Bojang - (* 1941), politician