Central River Diveesion
Appearance
Central River is the lairgest o the five admeenistrative diveesions o the Gambie. Its caipital is Janjanbureh (umwhile Georgetown), on MacCarthy Island. The lairgest settlement is Bansang, wi an estimatit population in 2008 o 8,381.[1]
Till 1995 the diveesion wis kent as MacCarthy Island Diveesion, which haed been established as ane o five admeenistrative auries o Gambie Protectorate in the early 20t century. It is locatit on baith sides o Gambie River, an its total population in 2003 wis 185,703[2]
Destricts
[eedit | eedit soorce]Central River is dividit intae 10 destricts:
- Fulladu Wast
- Janjanbureh
- Lower Saloum
- Niamina Dankunku
- Niamina East
- Niamina Wast
- Niani
- Nianija
- Sami
- Upper Saloum
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ World Gazetteer. Retrieved on November 9, 2008
- ↑ Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David, eds. (2008). "Central River Division (CRD)". Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. African Historical Dictionaries. 109. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 34.
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Coordinates: 13°34′15″N 14°57′47″W / 13.57083°N 14.96306°W