Upper Saloum

Upper 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 18 817 inhabitants, the result of the last published census of 2003 was 15,970.

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

Towns

The ten largest cities are:

  • Panchang, 1536
  • Barrel, 944
  • Bati Ndarr, 940
  • Njau, 723
  • Porly, 608
  • Bantanto Ebrima Khan, 527
  • Njau Sey Kunda, 491
  • Tamba, 479
  • Bantanto Musa Bah, 474
  • Bati Jamagen, 462

Population

According to a survey of 1993 ( former census ), the largest ethnic group of the Wolof with a share of about six -tenths, followed by the Fula and Mandinka to. The distribution in detail: 1.9% Mandinka, Fula 39.2 %, 56.5 % Wolof, Jola 0.2 %, 0.3% Serahule, 0.8 % Serer, Aku 0%, 0 % Manjago, 0, 6% Bambara and 0.5% other ethnicities.

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