Place:Central River, Gambia

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NameCentral River
Alt namesCentral Riversource: Wikipedia
Maccarthy Island Divisionsource: Gambia Tourist Office, Gambia (1990)
TypeNational division
Located inGambia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bansang
Georgetown ( 1700 - )
Janjanbureh
Jerreng
Kudang
Kuntaur
Wassau ( 20 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Central River was the largest of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital was Janjanbureh (formerly Georgetown), on MacCarthy Island. The largest settlement was Bansang, with an estimated population in 2008 of 8,381.

Until 1995 the division was known as MacCarthy Island Division, which had been established as one of five administrative areas of Gambia Protectorate in the early 20th century. It was located on both sides of the Gambia River, and its total population according to the 2013 census was 226,018 The total number of households was 17,399 as of 2003. As of 2003, the total area of the region is 2894.3 km2. The name MacCarthy Island referring to a national division of Gambia has been changed to Central River.

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