Niamina Dankunku

Niamina Dankunku 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 5571 inhabitants, the result of the last published census of 2003 was 6,000.

The name is of Niamina - derived and the place Dankunku - a former small Mandinka empire.

Towns

The ten largest cities are:

  • Dankunku, 1543
  • Tuba, 547
  • Jessadi, 434
  • Baro Kunda, 389
  • Madina Njugari, 376
  • Kerr Lien, 365
  • Misira Ousman, 312
  • Jakoto, 264
  • Babou Jobe, 222
  • Wellingara Ello, 208

Population

According to a survey of 1993 ( former census ), the largest ethnic group of the Fula with a share of about six -tenths, followed by the Mandinka and the Wolof. The distribution in detail: 26.6 % Mandinka, Fula 56%, Wolof 12 %, Jola 0.3 %, 0.9% Serahule, 0.2% Serer, Aku 0.2 %, 0.4% Manjago, 0, 5% Bambara and 3% other ethnicities.

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