Serekunda




City in Kanifing, The Gambia
































Serekunda
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Serekunda is located in The Gambia

Serekunda

Serekunda



Location in the Gambia

Coordinates: 13°26′N 16°40′W / 13.433°N 16.667°W / 13.433; -16.667
Country The Gambia
Division Kanifing
Founded by Sayerr Jobe
Named for Founder
Population
[1]

 • Total ~ 337,000
Time zone 0 GMT

Serekunda (Arabic: سيريكوندا‎, sometimes spelled Serrekunda) is the largest urban centre in The Gambia.[2]


It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of the capital, Banjul,[3] and is formed of nine villages which have grown together into a larger urban area.


Serekunda means "home of the Sayer [or Sayerr] family" and is named after its founder, Sayerr Jobe.[3]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Population history


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


Sayerr Jobe, the founder of Serekunda was originally from the Sine-Saloum region of Senegal. He migrated to the Gambia in the mid 19th Century and is believed to have initially settled around Jinack Island in Banjul, before relocating to the southern bank of the country (near Sukuta) where he established Serrekunda[4].



Population history



















1973
1983
1993
2007
25 505
70 435
194 987
348 118 [1]



References





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  2. ^ "Introducing Serekunda & the Atlantic Coast". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 29 May 2014.


  3. ^ ab "Serrekunda Town, Gambia". Access Gambia. Retrieved 2015-07-15.


  4. ^ Briggs, Philip; Fenton, Simon (2017-11-21). The Gambia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781784770648.




External links



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Coordinates: 13°26′N 16°40′W / 13.433°N 16.667°W / 13.433; -16.667

















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