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Serekunda
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Serekunda is a human settlement located in The Gambia. It is situated within the Kanifing administrative area and the Greater Banjul Area. The settlement shares a border with Sukuta.
The population of Serekunda is 382,096. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 10 meters in one source and 12 meters in another. The location is in the Africa/Banjul timezone. A highway named Banjul - Serrekunda Highway runs through the area, which is also referred to as Serrekunda in some records.
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Place details
- Locality
- Serrekunda
- Region
- Kanifing
- Country
- Gambia
- Population
- 340,000
- Timezone
- Africa/Banjul
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Serekunda
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_alt
- A busy highway in the city center leading to a mall and other buildings.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Gambia
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Gambia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Gambia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kanifing
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kanifing
- Settlement.established_title
- Late 19th century
- Settlement.founder
- Sayerr Jobe
- Settlement.named_for
- Sayerr Jobe
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Part of
- The Gambia
- Country
- The Gambia
- Located in
- Greater Banjul Area
- Population
- 382096
- Elevation
- 10
- Image
- Serrakunda-mercat.jpg
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- Commons category
- Serekunda
- topic's main category
- Category:Serekunda
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Serekunda
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Serekunda (or Serrekunda, proper: Sere Kunda) is with a population of 340,000 the largest urban area in the Gambia. But more than that the 10 km stretch between Bakau, Fajara and Koto and Kololi (all suburbs of Serekunda) is the heart of tourism in Gambia. Hotels, guest-houses, bars and even clubs can all be found in those unreal African towns along the Atlantic coast.
Serekunda itself is one huge chaotic market, famous for its silk cotton tree and its wrestling arena.
Do
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Sleep
There are numerous beach resorts dotted along the coast, often frequented by charter tourists.
Go next
Ziguinchor, Senegal. 'Sept place' taxis go there from Brikama. Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. You can continue to Bissau from Ziguinchor.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Foundation and toponymy
- Pre-independence
- Post-independence
- Jammeh and Barrow administrations
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Immigration
- Religion
- Islam
- Tablighi Jamaat movement
- Minority religions
- Economy
- Serekunda Market
- Tourism
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Healthcare
- Media and communications
- Waste management
- Sport
- Wrestling
- Football
- References
Serekunda (or Serrekunda; ) is a major city and the largest metropolitan area in The Gambia. It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, on the Gambia River, near the capital, Banjul. Serekunda and Banjul form an urban area known as the Kombos, with about half of the population of the Gambia.
Serekunda was named for Sayerr Jobe, who founded it in the 19th century. It merged with several villages into a larger urban area. Banjul's growth has been restricted due to being a small island, leading to Serekunda growing in population and businesses moving there from Banjul. Serekunda has been the site of political protests, and candidates from several parties have won seats. Since the 1980s, Serekunda has been a regional centre of the Tablighi Jamaat religious movement.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Serekunda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.