Lower River Division

The Lower River Region (formerly Lower River Division ) is one of six administrative units of the West African nation of Gambia. The region corresponds to the Local Government Area Mansakonko.

Geography

The 1618 km ² large region, with the headquarters of the administrative unit in Mansa Konko (314 inhabitants), is divided into six districts. With 75 841 inhabitants ( 2013 calculation ) it is the little populated village area of The Gambia. The region stretches south of the Gambia River in the west of the West Coast region, to the Central River Region in the east. The largest town with 10,411 inhabitants, is Soma, in the district of Jarra West, near Mansa Konko.

Districts

The six districts are: Kiang West, Kiang Central, Kiang East, Jarra West, Central and Jarra Jarra East.

Towns

The ten largest cities are:

  • Soma, 10,707
  • Baro Kunda, 2056
  • Sankwia, 1982
  • Toniataba, 1900
  • Keneba, 1810
  • Nioro, 1781
  • Kaiaf, 1770
  • Sutukung, 1555
  • Wellingara Ba, 1525
  • Bureng, 1520

Population

According to a survey of 1993 ( former census ), the largest population group, the Mandinka with a share of about seven -tenths, followed by the Fula and Wolof. The distribution in detail: 70.3% Mandinka, Fula 20.9%, 2.5% Wolof, Jola 1.3%, 3% Serahule, 0.4% Serer, Aku 0%, 0.8 % Manjago, 0, 1% Bambara and 0.7% other ethnicities.

History

In 1968 the North Bank Division was spun off from the former Lower River Division.

End of 2007, an administrative reform from the former Lower River Division, Lower River Region in the frame.

Policy

The management unit is headed by a governor, since June 2009, Lamin Waa Juwara is incumbent of this position.

Subdivisions of the Gambia Soma (Gambia) Jarra Central List of cities in The Gambia Mandinka people Wolof people Jola people Serer people Aku people Bambara people Banjul Kanifing LGA
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