Place:North Bank, Gambia

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NameNorth Bank
Alt namesNorth Bank Division
North Banksource: Wikipedia
TypeNational division
Located inGambia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bambali
Barra
Farafenni
Juffure
Kerewan
Kuntair
Lamin
Nema Kunku
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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North Bank was one of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital was Kerewan. It was subsequently reorganised as the Kerewan Local Government Area (LGA), without any change in the area covered.

Per 2013 census, the region had a population of 221,054 with a population density of 98 inh./km2. The total number of households was 18,458 as of 2003. As of 2003, the total area of the region is 2255.5 km2. The infant mortality rate was 81 for every thousand births and the under-five mortality was 109 per every thousand births. The poverty gap ratio was 33.2 per cent as of 2003.

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