Kuntaur
Kuntaur is a town located in central part of the Gambia.
According to the 2013 census, there are 3074 inhabitants. The town is the seat of the Kuntaur Local Government Area (the western half of the former Central River Division), which has a population of 98,966.
Kuntaur lies on the north bank of the Gambia River, about three kilometres south of Wassu and 13 kilometres north of Janjanbureh. The North Bank Road, an important highway crosses Wassu, where the well-known Wassu stone circles are located. The town is the seat of the eponymous Local Government Area, in the district of Niani.
According to the 2013 census, there are 3074 inhabitants. The town is the seat of the Kuntaur Local Government Area (the western half of the former Central River Division), which has a population of 98,966.
Kuntaur lies on the north bank of the Gambia River, about three kilometres south of Wassu and 13 kilometres north of Janjanbureh. The North Bank Road, an important highway crosses Wassu, where the well-known Wassu stone circles are located. The town is the seat of the eponymous Local Government Area, in the district of Niani.
Map - Kuntaur
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Country - The_Gambia
The Portuguese in 1455 entered the Gambian region, the first Europeans to do so, but never established important trade there. In 1765, the Gambia was made a part of the British Empire by establishment of the Gambia. In 1965, the Gambia gained independence under the leadership of Dawda Jawara, who ruled until Yahya Jammeh seized power in a bloodless 1994 coup. Adama Barrow became the Gambia's third president in January 2017, after defeating Jammeh in the December 2016 elections. Jammeh initially accepted the results, before refusing to leave office, triggering a constitutional crisis and military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States that resulted in his removal two days after his term was initially scheduled to end.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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GMD | Gambian dalasi | D | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
WO | Wolof language |