Subdivisions of the Gambia
The administrative divisions of The Gambia or the Administrative Divisions are as follows:
The regions are further subdivided into 35 districts. The number of villages is 1870.
- 3.1 Local Government Areas
- 3.2 regions 3.2.1 districts
Legal framework
The responsible ministry is the Ministry of Local Government and Lands ( MoLGL ), it regulates the management of the country's resources and oversees the local administrations. The legal basis for the management of structure are, in addition to the current Constitution of the Gambia, governed by the Local Government Act, 2002 and the Lands Commission Act 2007.
History
Reforms in the colony
Before 1935, the British Gambia was divided into the colony (english The Colony of the Gambia) and in the Protectorate. The Protectorate was at first, later divided in 1894 into two divisions (North Bank and South Bank ) in five divisions: Kombo Saint Mary MacCarthy Iceland, North Bank, South Bank, and Upper River.
In 1935, with the Provinces Act of 1935 created five provinces: Western, MacCarthy Iceland, North Bank, Lower River and Upper River, and the Greater Bathurst Area. The Greater Bathurst Area consisted of the colony Bathurst and Kombo Saint Mary. From the South Bank the provinces of Lower River and Western originated.
According to other sources in 1935, the divisions: Western, MacCarthy Iceland, Upper River and Central.
Reforms in the First Republic
The Local Government Areas exist since the Gambia's independence in 1965. On October 30, 1968, the North Bank Division was separated from the Lower River Division.
On April 24, 1973, the capital of The Gambia, Bathurst, renamed Banjul. At this time, The Gambia was in a community Banjul and in six divisions divided: Banjul, Kombo Saint Mary, Lower River, MacCarthy Iceland, North Bank, Upper River and Western.
The district Niumi 1977 was divided into two districts, and has since performed as Lower and Upper Niumi Niumi. At the same time, the district was divided and Serekunda Kombo Central was created.
In 1987, the district Wuli was divided into two districts Sandu and Wuli.
Reforms of the Second Republic
1995 was renamed the MacCarthy Iceland in Janjanbureh Iceland, the Division MacCarthy Iceland in Central River Division.
With the Local Government Act 2002, the Kombo Saint Mary was merged as Kanifing Municipal Council with the community Banjul and the LGA Central divided into LGA and LGA Janjanbureh Kuntaur 2003. The title of the highest ranking local government officials in the divisions was changed from Divisional Commissioner to Governor.
2005 the Local Government Amendment Bill 2005.
The most recent reform of administrative divisions of the country ( Lands Commission Act 2007), which was adopted in October 2007, the individual regions should be given more autonomy. It was a further step towards the decentralization of the state. The nomenclature of the structure had changed from " Division " to " region " in the printed publications, this is not yet implemented (as of June 2010).
In April 2010, the Local Government Amendment Bill 2010 was passed by the National Assembly, according to which the Central River Region is now to be shared. The existing Central River Region is divided into North and South and then corresponds to the subdivision of the two LGAs. At the same time, this reform the administrative headquarters (English administrative headquarter ) of the North Bank Region of Kerewan was moved to Farafenni.
In October 2010, the Western Region has been changed to West Coast region to make the character of the region in the name of better understood.
Structure
Local Government Areas
The Gambia's political structure is completed on the second level in eight Local Government Areas ( LGA) ( German Local Government Area ). Since independence Gambia These LGAs exist parallel to the Regions (formerly divisions). However, this structure has no coding according to ISO 3166-2.
Regions
The administrative divisions of The Gambia is in the second level in six regions (formerly known until 2007: divisions) divided. The regions exist parallel to the LGAs. This structure has a coding according to ISO 3166-2, which so far (May 2011) has not been altered or updated. The administrative units Banjul City and Kanifing Municipal ( Kombo-St. Mary Area ) are summarized as Greater Banjul Area ( GBA).
- Type: type of administrative unit; Region, city or municipality
- Administrative Office: Administrative office or the capital of the administrative unit
- Remark: Remark or the previous name of the administrative unit
Implementation, which was not yet (as of June 2011):
Districts
Below the regional level, on the third level, the country is divided into 35 districts. So the churches Banjul and Kanifing Municipal are sometimes also counted as districts, the number of 37 districts is also called. This classification applies to both the regions and for the LGAs.
- Surface: this means the entire area of the district in square kilometers, the area that is habitable together with the water surfaces. The square footage is geometrically determined estimates.
- Population density: inhabitants / km ² based on the total area of the district
- Sort key: A sort key, such that the Gambia Bureau of Statistics used