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Kanifing
Kanifing | |
|---|---|
Urban municipality | |
From left to right: Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center, Banjul International Airport Standard Chartered Bank,Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool, Independence Stadium (Bakau) (Pre renovation), and Greater Banjul Area Map | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Kanifing Local Government Area in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°26′51″N 16°40′21″W / 13.44750°N 16.67250°W | |
| Country | The Gambia |
| Local government area | Kanifing |
| District | Kanifing |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Body | Kanifing Municipal Council |
| • Lord Mayor | Talib Ahmed Bensouda (United Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 75.5 km2 (29.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 382,096 |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 391,270 |
| Website | http://kanifing.gm/ |
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Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul, and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC).
The population of Kanifing expanded in the post-colonial era, and it is now one of the country's most-densely populated places and its most-populated district. It received many migrants from the rest of the Gambia and abroad.
Kanifing is the economic centre of the Gambia, and Serekunda is its largest population center. Tourism is a major industry, and here are several higher education institutes, including the University of the Gambia.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013". Gambia Data Portal. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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