Gambia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Gambia — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Gambia had an estimated population of 1,435,510 in 2005, with 1,702 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Gambia today — population now 2,280,102, against 1,435,510 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 1,702)

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Serre Kunda	Kanifing	323,421
2	Brikama	Brikama	77,700
3	Bakau	Kanifing	43,098
4	Banjul	Banjul	34,589
5	Farafenni	Kerewan	29,867
6	Lamin	Brikama	24,797
7	Nema Kunku	Brikama	22,868
8	Brufut	Brikama	20,092
9	Sukuta	Brikama	15,131
10	Basse Santa Su	Basse	14,380
11	Gunjur	Brikama	14,088
12	Soma	Mansakonko	9,869
13	Wellingara	Brikama	9,456
14	Gambisara	Basse	9,210
15	Busumbala	Brikama	8,412
16	Yundum	Brikama	8,240
17	Mandinari	Brikama	7,957
18	Garawoll	Basse	7,781
19	Sabi	Basse	7,738
20	Bansang	Janjanbureh	7,615
21	Gambissara	Basse	6,755
22	Abuko	Kanifing	6,572
23	Banjulunding	Brikama	6,394
24	Nema Kunku	Brikama	6,314
25	Kunkujang	Brikama	6,109
26	Essau	Kerewan	5,907
27	Tanji	Brikama	5,492
28	Siffoe	Brikama	5,489
29	Allunhari	Basse	5,443
30	Sanyang	Brikama	5,333
31	Barra	Kerewan	5,323
32	Kerr Seringe Ngaga	Brikama	5,295
33	Farato	Brikama	4,972
34	Demba Kunda	Basse	4,817
35	Jambajeli	Brikama	4,696
36	Kartong	Brikama	4,296
37	Tujereng	Brikama	4,293
38	Kularr	Basse	4,030
39	Brikama Ba	Fuladu West	3,891
40	Sibanor	Brikama	3,891
41	Koina	Basse	3,870
42	Salikenne	Kerewan	3,805
43	Numuyel	Basse	3,731
44	Diabugu	Basse	3,722
45	Kafuta	Brikama	3,694
46	Bijilo	Brikama	3,584
47	Janjanbureh	Janjanbureh	3,584
48	Dampha Kunda	Basse	3,577
49	Baja Kunda	Basse	3,568
50	Berending	Brikama	3,230
51	Madiana	Brikama	3,212
52	Kembujeh	Brikama	3,184
53	Faraba Banta	Brikama	3,181
54	Bwiam	Brikama	3,152
55	Missira Ba Mariama	Basse	2,956
56	Ndugu Kebbeh	Kerewan	2,860
57	Madina Umfally	Janjanbureh	2,806
58	Sami	Kuntaur	2,794
59	Kerewan	Kerewan	2,751
60	Kitty	Brikama	2,745
61	Jarreng	Janjanbureh	2,705
62	Sutukoba	Basse	2,693
63	Fass Njaga Choi	Kerewan	2,686
64	Sinchu Alagi	Brikama	2,629
65	Sinchu Dula Balia	Brikama	2,601
66	Somita	Brikama	2,541
67	Kuntaur	Kuntaur	2,534
68	Dasilameh	Brikama	2,513
69	Dingiri	Basse	2,506
70	Fass Chaho	Kerewan	2,501
71	Pirang	Brikama	2,380
72	Bassori	Brikama	2,334
73	Kuloro	Brikama	2,302
74	Kundang	Janjanbureh	2,276
75	Kaba Kamma	Basse	2,227
76	Sinchu Sori	Brikama	2,199
77	Jamburr	Brikama	2,175
78	Kaur	Kuntaur	2,153
79	Njaba Kunda	Kerewan	2,145
80	Nyamanari	Basse	2,090
81	Kerewan	Janjanbureh	2,037
82	Bulock	Brikama	2,026
83	Baro Kunda	Mansakonko	1,991
84	Bakadaji	Basse	1,979
85	Saba	Kerewan	1,974
86	Sare Alpha	Basse	1,971
87	Saruja	Janjanbureh	1,959
88	No Kunda	Kerewan	1,913
89	Sutukonding	Basse	1,895
90	Masa Jang Kunda	Basse	1,881
91	Galleh	Janjanbureh	1,872
92	Faraba Mano Kang	Brikama	1,845
93	Sankwia	Mansakonko	1,831
94	Kaiaf	Mansakonko	1,819
95	Mara Kissa	Brikama	1,811
96	Jakhaly	Janjanbureh	1,793
97	Busura	Brikama	1,784
98	Manduar	Brikama	1,782
99	Keneba	Mansakonko	1,775
100	Kumbija	Basse	1,760
101	Toniataba	Mansakonko	1,755
102	Karantaba	Kuntaur	1,753
103	Nioro	Mansakonko	1,746
104	Katchang	Kerewan	1,741
105	Ngeyen Sanjal	Kerewan	1,734
106	Mamud Fana	Janjanbureh	1,730
107	Boiram	Janjanbureh	1,712
108	Manneh Kunda	Basse	1,651
109	Dankunku	Janjanbureh	1,641
110	Albreda	Kerewan	1,638
111	Bakindick	Kerewan	1,621
112	Berending	Kerewan	1,568
113	Gunjur	Basse	1,566
114	Kaur Touray Kunda	Kuntaur	1,563
115	Barrow Kunda	Basse	1,552
116	Fatoto	Basse	1,544
117	Medina Seringe Mass	Kerewan	1,526
118	Makumbaya	Brikama	1,522
119	Njoben Alhagi Ibra Jobe	Janjanbureh	1,516
120	Sutukung	Mansakonko	1,506
121	Sudowol	Basse	1,502
122	Taibatou	Basse	1,494
123	Kerr Pateh Kore	Kerewan	1,485
124	Mbollet Ba	Kerewan	1,481
125	Wellingara Ba	Mansakonko	1,476
126	Bureng	Mansakonko	1,472
127	Tuba Kolong	Kerewan	1,468
128	Japineh Marikoto	Mansakonko	1,457
129	Jiboro	Brikama	1,437
130	Munyagen	Kerewan	1,383
131	Wassu	Kuntaur	1,380
132	Kani Kunda	Mansakonko	1,376
133	Karantaba	Mansakonko	1,372
134	Sutusinjang	Brikama	1,370
135	Sukuta	Kuntaur	1,364
136	Jullangel	Basse	1,350
137	Panchang	Kuntaur	1,344
138	Si Kunda	Mansakonko	1,344
139	Bati Njol	Janjanbureh	1,336
140	Pacharr Sanna Bayo	Janjanbureh	1,333
141	Gunjur	Kerewan	1,327
142	Sara Kunda	Kerewan	1,316
143	Song Kunda	Basse	1,306
144	Tambasan Sang	Basse	1,306
145	Medina Daru	Kerewan	1,304
146	Doban Kunda	Janjanbureh	1,302
147	Brifu	Basse	1,292
148	Jarumeh Koto	Kuntaur	1,292
149	Pallen	Kerewan	1,264
150	Suwareh Kunda	Kerewan	1,257
151	Bambali	Kerewan	1,255
152	Jenoi	Mansakonko	1,254
153	Kaur Janneh Kunda	Kuntaur	1,250
154	Chilla	Kerewan	1,249
155	Njonfellah	Brikama	1,226
156	Pakaliba	Mansakonko	1,221
157	Missira	Basse	1,210
158	Dasimaleh Takutala	Basse	1,206
159	Kunting	Kuntaur	1,204
160	Bantanto	Janjanbureh	1,201
161	Diabugu Ba Sillah	Basse	1,199
162	Kanuma	Kerewan	1,185
163	Tuba	Brikama	1,166
164	Pateh Sam	Janjanbureh	1,164
165	Keneba	Basse	1,162
166	Dasilameh Bulembu	Basse	1,160
167	Fula Bantang	Janjanbureh	1,159
168	Nema	Mansakonko	1,157
169	Dasilameh	Kerewan	1,156
170	Pakau Njoku	Kerewan	1,148
171	Chamen	Kuntaur	1,140
172	Jah Kunda	Basse	1,140
173	Sotokoi	Brikama	1,135
174	Mandina Ba	Brikama	1,133
175	Amdalai	Kerewan	1,121
176	Berending	Brikama	1,121
177	Kuwonku	Basse	1,119
178	Sanajor	Brikama	1,115
179	Bani	Kerewan	1,114
180	Kass	Kuntaur	1,109
181	Medina Sedia	Kerewan	1,100
182	Brikama Nding	Janjanbureh	1,092
183	Kundam Mafatty	Basse	1,076
184	Fass Bajong	Basse	1,071
185	Sotokoi	Janjanbureh	1,071
186	Kerewan	Brikama	1,065
187	Ndemban Chapicho	Brikama	1,057
188	Illiassa	Kerewan	1,054
189	Ghana	Brikama	1,051
190	Kinteh Kuda Janne Ya	Kerewan	1,047
191	Daru Rilwan	Kerewan	1,045
192	Dibba Kunda	Kerewan	1,045
193	Jiffarong	Mansakonko	1,038
194	Madina Koto	Basse	1,038
195	Perai	Basse	1,026
196	Jali	Mansakonko	1,024
197	Sotuma Sere	Basse	1,022
198	Dasilameh	Janjanbureh	1,019
199	Bonto	Brikama	1,017
200	Aljamdu	Kerewan	1,014
201	Sika	Kerewan	1,014
202	Sare Ngaye	Basse	1,005
203	Gambisara Lamoi	Basse	1,003
204	Bantunding	Basse	999
205	Kerr Omar Saine	Kerewan	999
206	Sohm	Brikama	984
207	Boro Kanda Kassy	Basse	979
208	Sintet	Brikama	979
209	Taifa Saikou	Janjanbureh	971
210	Banyakang	Brikama	967
211	Bessi	Brikama	966
212	Yero Beri Kunda	Janjanbureh	962
213	Makamsireh	Basse	954
214	Sanunding	Basse	945
215	Massembe	Mansakonko	938
216	Bintang	Brikama	935
217	Jurunku	Kerewan	935
218	Bondali Jola	Brikama	934
219	Madina	Brikama	921
220	Tankular	Mansakonko	913
221	Njokul Ndowen	Kuntaur	911
222	Lamin	Kerewan	910
223	Bajana	Brikama	907
224	Jalambereh	Mansakonko	904
225	Sambang	Janjanbureh	899
226	Kerr Jariga Jobe	Kerewan	898
227	Karantaba	Mansakonko	896
228	Penyem	Brikama	890
229	Batabut Kantora	Brikama	874
230	Daranka	Brikama	844
231	Maballi	Janjanbureh	844
232	Touba Angaleh	Kerewan	839
233	Jakaba	Kuntaur	837
234	Pasamassi	Basse	837
235	Samba Kalla	Kerewan	835
236	Chissay Majaw	Kerewan	832
237	Jataba	Mansakonko	831
238	Fass	Kuntaur	826
239	Ranerry	Kuntaur	826
240	Dumbutu	Mansakonko	825
241	Njawara	Kerewan	825
242	Bati Ndarr	Kuntaur	822
243	Nema Kunku	Kerewan	815
244	Macca	Janjanbureh	802
245	Madina Tunjang	Janjanbureh	797
246	Janneh Kunda	Mansakonko	795
247	Wassadu	Brikama	795
248	Kerewan	Basse	794
249	Bantang Killing	Kerewan	792
250	Kerr Ardo	Kerewan	792
251	Tabanani	Janjanbureh	792
252	Jarrol	Brikama	788
253	Sita Nuku	Kerewan	787
254	Sololo	Janjanbureh	787
255	Palol	Kuntaur	786
256	Sam Pateh	Janjanbureh	784
257	Gissay	Kerewan	780
258	Jamwelli	Brikama	776
259	Kwinella Sansan Kono	Mansakonko	776
260	Alkali Kunda	Kerewan	774
261	Tambana	Kerewan	773
262	Kuraw	Basse	771
263	Nyonfellah Madina	Brikama	769
264	Madina Salam	Brikama	767
265	Buniadu	Kerewan	766
266	Conteh	Kuntaur	765
267	Konteh Kunta Sukoto	Kerewan	765
268	Madina	Kuntaur	765
269	Medina Kanuma	Kerewan	764
270	Foday Kunda	Basse	761
271	Tuba Mboyen	Janjanbureh	760
272	Jajari	Kerewan	758
273	Dasilame	Mansakonko	754
274	Ndugu Charen	Kerewan	751
275	Bajakarr	Brikama	750
276	Konteh Kunta Niji	Kerewan	749
277	Kuntaya	Kerewan	747
278	Kayai	Kuntaur	743
279	Jassong	Mansakonko	742
280	Bakadage	Kuntaur	730
281	Jiffin	Mansakonko	729
282	Jakha Worr	Kuntaur	726
283	Dobo	Kuntaur	723
284	Medina Bafuloto	Kerewan	721
285	Chamen	Kerewan	720
286	Sankule Kunda	Janjanbureh	713
287	Sinchu Madadoh	Janjanbureh	709
288	Kankuntu	Brikama	708
289	Kerr Jatta	Kerewan	708
290	Chamoi Bunda	Basse	705
291	Diganteh	Mansakonko	701
292	Cha Kunda	Janjanbureh	700
293	Chamoi	Basse	697
294	Tuba Wuli	Basse	697
295	Perai Mamady	Basse	693
296	Minteh Kunda	Kerewan	691
297	Jinack Kajata	Kerewan	687
298	Macca Njainjam	Kerewan	686
299	Njongon	Kerewan	683
300	Madina Sancha	Mansakonko	680

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Brikama	428,104
2	Kanifing Urban District Council	345,191
3	Kanifing	345,191
4	Basse	187,972
5	Kombo North	187,065
6	Kerewan	175,564
7	Janjanbureh	109,906
8	Fuladu East	100,835
9	Kombo Central	89,828
10	Kuntaur	80,710
11	Fuladu West	73,965
12	Mansakonko	73,474
13	Kombo South	67,244
14	Upper Baddibu	55,133
15	Lower Niumi	46,280
16	Wuli	37,033
17	Banjul	34,589
18	Kantora	31,079
19	Kombo East	29,387
20	Upper Niumi	25,542
21	Jarra West	24,983
22	Niani	22,789
23	Niamina East	19,679
24	Sami	19,605
25	Sandu	19,025
26	Jokadu	18,406
27	Banjul North	17,489
28	Foni Bintang Karanai	16,853
29	Upper Saloum	16,539
30	Lower Baddibu	15,260
31	Central Baddibu	14,943
32	Kiang West	14,842
33	Lower Saloum	13,274
34	Foni Kansala	13,192
35	Jarra East	12,655
36	Foni Brefet	11,920
37	Banjul Central	8,714
38	Nianija	8,503
39	Banjul South	8,386
40	Kiang Central	7,946
41	Niamina West	6,727
42	Jarra Central	6,527
43	Kiang East	6,521
44	Foni Jarrol	6,314
45	Foni Bondali	6,301
46	Niamina Dankuku	5,951
47	MacCarthy Island	3,584

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.