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thumb|right|Location of the Brikama Local Government Area in the Gambia

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Place details

Locality
Brikama
Region
West Coast
Country
Gambia
Population
97,233
Timezone
Africa/Banjul

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Brikama
Settlement.nickname
Satey Ba
Settlement.image_skyline
Brikama Nyambai Road.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Nyambai Road
Settlement.image_map
OpenStreetMap Brikama 2017-04-08.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Gambia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Gambia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
The Gambia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Division
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Brikama Local Government Area
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2021
Settlement.population_total
77,700
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Brikama
Population
4195
Elevation
25
Image
316665074 34a80dfc88 o.jpg
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Commons category
Brikama
native label
Brikama
time of earliest written record
1201-00-00
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Travel guide

Buy

Brikama is known for wood carving and for its musicians.

Sleep

Brikama is more a stopover and transportation hub and hardly any tourist stay overnight in town. However, there are still a few hotels and lodges available in town. The best room standards can be found outside of the centre of town.

Go next

Ziguinchor, Senegal. From there you can continue to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau's capital. Take the 'sept place' first to Selety, Senegal. The price is 65 GD plus 25 GD for one piece of baggage. From Selety, take another 'sept place' to Ziguinchor. The price is 2,500 CFA plus 500 CFA for one piece of baggage.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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thumb|right|Location of the Brikama Local Government Area in the Gambia

Brikama is one of the largest cities in the Gambia. It is also called 'Satey Ba' by the locals, meaning "big town". It lies southwest of the country's capital, Banjul. Brikama is the headquarters of the Brikama Local Government Area (formerly the Western Division), and is the largest city in the region containing over twenty five wards with a population of over 100,000. As per the 2013 census, the population of Brikama LGA is 730,895.

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