Serekunda | |
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City | |
![]() Downtown Serekunda | |
Coordinates: 13°26′N 16°40′W / 13.433°N 16.667°W | |
Country | Gambia |
Division | Kanifing |
Founded by | Sayerr Jobe |
Named for | Founder |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 340,000 |
Time zone | 0 GMT |
Serekunda (proper: Sayerr Kunda or Sere Kunda, 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. It has an area of 40 to 50km.
History and toponymy
[edit]Serekunda was founded in the second half of the 19th century by Sayerr Jobe, a Wolof man originally from Koki in the Kingdom of Cayor, in what is now northern Senegal. At the time Sukuta was the only nearby settlement, and the area was a thick forest.[4] The name 'Serekunda' is a corruption of 'Sayerr Kunda', meaning 'the home of Sayerr's family'.[3]
Population history
[edit]1973 | 1983 | 1993 | 2007 | 2021 |
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25,505 | 70,435 | 194,987 | 348,118[3] | 340,000 |
Districts or suburbs
[edit]The following districts form part of Serekunda:
- Bakoteh
- Bunungka Kunda
- Dippa Kunda
- Eboe Town
- Faji Kunda
- London Corner
- New Jeshwang
- Old Jeshwang
- Kololi
- Kotu
- Latri Kunda
- Latri Kunda Sabiji
- Manjai Kunda
- Serekunda District
- Talinding Kunjang
- Churchill's Town
Gallery
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Mosque on Bundung Highway
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Cities in Gambia (2021)". Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Introducing Serekunda & the Atlantic Coast". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Serrekunda Town, Gambia". Access Gambia. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
- ^ Jabai, Sailu Bah Saikou Suwareh (2 March 2015). ""Sayerr Jobe's name cannot be easily forgotten" Says a descendant". Foroyaa. Retrieved 29 February 2024.