Mansa Konko

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Mansa Konko ( spelling variant: Mansakonko ) is a village in the West African state of Gambia and is the capital of the administrative unit Lower River Region. It is also the name of the collection where the spot is.

According to a calculation for the year 2013 there live about 314 inhabitants, the result of the last published census of 1993 was 240

Geography

Mansa Konko is located in the Lower River region in the district of Jarra West and is located about three kilometers north of Soma removed. The village lies at the foot of a hill at coordinates: 13 ° 28 ' N, 15 ° 32' W13.469166666667 - 15.53527777777838. The 38-meter -high hill " Mansa Konko " from the Mandinka language is translated " king hill " or " Government Hill".

History

As a former seat of a royal house Mansa Konko was an administrative center for the British colonial period. From this time you can still find some older buildings.