Banjul

Also known as City of Banjul, Bathurst

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Banjul is a city and the capital of The Gambia. It is located in the Greater Banjul Area, situated on the Atlantic Ocean and the Gambia River. The city has an elevation of 0 meters above sea level and covers an area of 12.2. It was established in 1816.

The population of Banjul is recorded as 44188 in one source and 37274 in another. English is the official language, and the local dialing code is 42. Rohey Malick Lowe serves as the head of government. The city is twinned with Taipei, Freetown, Joal-Fadiouth, and Grand Yoff. It is located in the time zone UTC±00:00, also known as Africa/Banjul.

Synthesized by Vinony from 50 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Banjul
Country: Gambia
Population: 37,274
Timezone: Africa/Banjul

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PM10: 9.4 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Banjul
Settlement.native_name: Banjul Bannjulu
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Banjul, The Gambia.svg
Settlement.image_shield: GAM Banjul COA.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 300px
Settlement.map_caption: Banjul seen from SPOT satellite
Settlement.image_map1: Gambia - Banjul.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Location of Banjul Division
Settlement.pushpin_map: Gambia#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Banjul in The Gambia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: The Gambia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Banjul
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Travel guide

Get around

Most hotels will have a selection of green tourist taxis, which have fixed prices to the most popular destinations. Yellow taxis are cheaper and more fun; locals buy a seat in a taxi on a journey from junction to junction for a few dalasi, or pay for a "town trip" to their destination. Minibuses and trucks are colourful, but extremely uncomfortable.

Bicycles are also available for rental. Cycling is popular for young locals, but there is little respect for the safety of cyclists on or near the roads.

Car hire is available from Avis and AB, both of which are based at the SeneGambia Hotel. Car hire will cost about D1500/day for a small car.

Gambians drive mostly on the right. The rules of the road are complex, licences are not common, and there is no test. The majority of roads are sand in the winter, and mud or waterholes for most of the year.

See

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Albert Market Banjul State House Banjul Court House The African Heritage Museum or African Heritage Centre is a museum and art gallery in Banjul, The Gambia. It holds a large collection of African art and statues.

The city has two cathedrals and several major mosques.

Eat

Being on the Atlantic ocean, Banjul has some excellent and well priced seafood on offer. The locally produced peanuts are also very good and go well with a pint of Julbrew.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Climate
Climate change
Districts
Economy
Transport
Culture
Sport
Education
International schools
Places of worship
Notable people
See also
Bibliography
External links
References

Banjul (, ), officially the City of Banjul, is the capital city of The Gambia. The city of Banjul is located on St Mary's Island (Banjul Island), which is in the Gambia River where it enters the Atlantic Ocean.

The population of the city proper is 26,461, with the Greater Banjul Area, which includes the City of Banjul and the Kanifing municipality, at a population of 405,809 (2024 census). The island is connected to the mainland to the west and the rest of Greater Banjul Area via bridges. There are also ferries linking Banjul to the mainland at the other side of the river.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banjul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.