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Banjul
Banjul Keeng Fahad Mosque an surroondins
Banjul Keeng Fahad Mosque an surroondins
Banjul seen frae SPOT satellite
Banjul seen frae SPOT satellite
Coordinates:13°27′11″N16°34′39″W/ 13.45306°N 16.57750°W/13.45306; -16.57750
KintraThe Gambie
DiveesionBanjul
Area
• Urban
93 km2(36 sq mi)
Population
(2003)
• City34,828
• Density374.5/km2(970/sq mi)
•Urban
357,238

Banjul(umwhileBathurst), offeecially theCeety of Banjul,is thecaipitaloThe Gambie,an is in the diveesion o the same name. The population o the ceety proper is anerlie 34,828, wi theGreater Banjul Aurie,which includes the City of Banjul an the Kanifing Municipal Council, at a population o 357,238 (2003 census).[1]Banjul is on St Mary's Island (Banjul Island), whare theGambia Riverenters theAtlantic Ocean.The island is connectit tae the mainland — bi passenger an vehicleferriestae the north an bi brigs tae the sooth.

Etymology

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Banjul taks its name frae theMandé fowkwho gathered specific feebres on the island, which wur uised in the manufactur o ropes.Bang julois the Mandinka (Mande) wird for rope feebre.

History

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In 1651 Banjul wis leased bi theDuke o Courlandfrae the keeng oKombo,as pairt oCourland colonization.[2]

In 1816, the Breetish foondit Banjul as a tradin post an base for suppressin thesclavetrade. The Breetish renamit the Banjul Island tae St. Mary an first namit Bathurst efterHenry Bathurst,the secretary o the Breetish Colonial Office, but wis chyngit tae Banjul in 1973.[3]

Arch 22at the entrance tae Banjul

On 22 Julie 1994 Banjul wis the scene o a bluidless militarcoup d'étatin which PresesDawda Jawarawis owerthrown an replacit bi PresesYahya Jammeh.Tae commemorate this event,Arch 22wis biggit as an entrance portal tae the caipital. The gate is 35 metres taw an staunds at the centre o an open square. It hooses atextilemuseum.

Attractions in the ceety include theGambian National Museum,theAlbert Market,Banjul State House,Banjul Court House,African Heritage Museum,twacathedralsan several majormosques.[4]

Banjul is the destination o thePlymouth-Banjul Challenge,a charity road rally.

Economy

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Banjul is the kintra's economic an admeenistrative centre an includes theCentral Bank of The Gambia.Peanitprocessin is the kintra's principal industry, butbeeswaux,paum wid,paum ile,an skins an hides are shippit frae the port o Banjul an aw.[5]

Banjul is the hame o the Gambia Technical Training Institute an aw. GTTI is currently engagit in a pairtnership wi nan-profit organizationPower Up Gambiatae develop a solar energy trainin program.

Climate

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Banjul haes a vera wairm climate year roond. Unner theKöppen climate classification,Banjul features atropical wet an dry climate.The ceety featurs a lengthydry saison,spannin frae November tae Juin an a relatively shortwet saisoncoverin the remainin fower month. Housomeivver, durin those fower month, Banjul tends tae see hivy precipitation. August is uisually the rainiest month, wi on average 500 mm o precipitation fawin. Temperaturs are somewha constant, tho it tends tae be slichtly ceuler durin the wet saison than the dry saison.

Climate data for Banjul
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record heich °C (°F) 37
(99) 		39
(102) 		40
(104) 		41
(106) 		41
(106) 		38
(100) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		34
(93) 		37
(99) 		36
(97) 		36
(97) 		41
(106)
Average heich °C (°F) 31
(88) 		32
(90) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		32
(90)
Average law °C (°F) 15
(59) 		16
(61) 		17
(63) 		18
(64) 		19
(66) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		18
(64) 		16
(61) 		19
(66)
Record law °C (°F) 7
(45) 		10
(50) 		12
(54) 		12
(54) 		14
(57) 		18
(64) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		17
(63) 		16
(61) 		12
(54) 		9
(48) 		7
(45)
Average rainfaw mm (inches) 3
(0.1) 		3
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		10
(0.4) 		58
(2.3) 		282
(11.1) 		500
(19.7) 		310
(12.2) 		109
(4.3) 		18
(0.7) 		3
(0.1) 		1,296
(51)
Average rainy days(≥ 0.1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 5 16 19 19 9 1 3 73
Averagerelative humidity(%) 47 46 52 61 69 76 83 86 84 80 69 56 67
Mean monthlysunshine oors 279 282 310 300 310 270 186 186 180 248 240 279 3,070
Source: BBC Weather[6]

Transport

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Albert Market
A street in Banjul

Ferries sail frae Banjul taeBarra.The ceety is servit bi theBanjul Internaitional Airport.Banjul is on theTrans–Wast African Coastal Heich-gateconnectin it taeDakaranBissau,an will eventually provide a pavit heich-gate link tae 11 ither naitions o theEconomic Commonty o Wast African States(ECOWAS).

Banjul Internaitional Airport wis ane o the primaryTransoceanic Abort Landing(TAL) steids for theSpace Shuttle.It wis selectit in September 1987, replacin a TAL steid at Dakar, Senegal, due tae runwey deficiencies an geographic hazards thare. Banjul wis closed as a TAL steid in November 2002, awtho it wis uised for theSTS-125mission tae theHubble Space Telescopein 2009.

Destricts

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Destricts o Banjul

Banjul Diveesion (Greater Banjul Aurie) is dividit inta twadestricts:

Sister ceeties

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See an aw

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References

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  1. ↑Gambia Divisions
  2. ↑[1]
  3. ↑History of Banjul
  4. ↑Banjul Gambia - Travel InformationArchived2012-10-04 at theWayback Machine
  5. ↑State Department Information
  6. ↑"Average Conditions Banjul, Gambia".BBC Weather.Retrieved11 Apryle2012.
  7. ↑Cooperation is established in ICT-infrastructure for the B.C.C. and other projects for capacity building. Ostend-based humanitarian organisation Medios vzw is supporting the Female Surgical Ward of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital. (more info onhttp://stedenband.oostende.beArchived2008-03-12 at theWayback Machine)

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