Janjanbureh, Gambia
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Janjanbureh ( spelling variants: Jangjangbureh, Janjangbureh or Janjangbure; formerly Georgetown) is the headquarters of the administrative unit in the Central River Region The Gambia.
According to a calculation for the year 2013 there live about 3998 inhabitants, the result of the last published census in 1993 amounted to 2813 standards.
Geography
Janjanbureh is located on the island of Iceland in Gambia Janjanbureh power on the northern edge of the island and is the capital of the administrative unit Central River region, it forms its own district Janjanbureh. It is located in central Gambia, 283 km upriver from the capital Banjul and is about eleven miles long and two and a half miles wide.
History
The island on which the city is located today was taken in 1823 by Captain Alexander Grant from the Royal African Corps in possession, to found the Fort George branch for freed slaves. The island was named in honor of the Governor General of British West Africa, Sir Charles MacCarthy ( 1814-24 ) renamed MacCarthy Iceland. MacCarthy himself was a fighter against the slave trade.
In the 1830s, due to the convenient location to the Wesleyan Mission developed a transit point for peanuts, rice and other agricultural products, these were then shipped down river to Banjul. Due to the brisk trade from the city, which was named in honor of King George IV George Town was born.
In 1995 the city was renamed in Janjanbureh. Similarly, the island was renamed Janjanbureh MacCarthy Iceland Iceland under the Africanization.
Traffic
On the northern shore of the island, the ferry Janjanbureh - Lamin Koto is.
Culture and sights
- The stone circles of Wassu lie about 15 km north- west of Janjanbureh.
- The Mungo Park Memorial at Karantaba Tenda, about 28 km east of Janjanbureh.
Ruins
The ferry at Janjanbureh
Sons and daughters of the town
- Farimang Singhateh (1912-1977), pharmacist and politician