Lower Saloum

Lower Saloum is one of 35 districts - the second highest level of administrative divisions - the West African nation of Gambia. It is one of ten districts in the Central River Region.

According to a calculation by 2013 there live about 12 007 inhabitants, the result of the last published census of 2003 was 13,524.

The name is derived from Saloum, a former small kingdom.

Towns

The ten largest cities are:

  • Kau -ur, 1957
  • Kaur Touray Kunda, 1421
  • Kaur Janneh Kunda, 1136
  • Jakha worr, 660
  • Ballangharr Kerr Ndery Touray, 561
  • Gengi, 551
  • Balangharr Hoi, 466
  • Gimbala Malick, 345
  • Gon Guru, 318
  • Simbara Khai, 278

Population

According to a survey of 1993 ( former census ), the largest ethnic group of the Wolof with a share of around five tenths, followed by the Fula and Mandinka to. The distribution in detail: 15.9% Mandinka, Fula 29.1%, 50.3% Wolof, Jola 0.5%, 0.7 % Serahule, 0.7 % Serer, Aku 0%, 0.5% Manjago, 0.3% and 1.9 % Bambara other ethnicities.

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