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Kanifing

Coordinates: 13°27′N 16°40′W / 13.450°N 16.667°W / 13.450; -16.667
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Kanifing
Urban
A street with cars and a sidewalk with pedestrians.
A sandy beach with a small Gambian flag in the foreground.
A pond with crocodiles.
A market stall selling hats, surrounded by trees.
Clockwise from top left: Serekunda city centre, Kololi beach, Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool, market in Bakau
A quartered shield, blue and white. Top left has a red sun. Top right has blue waves. Bottom left has a crocodile. Bottom right has a coconut tree. Above, a green coat of arms of the Gambia. Below, a banner saying "KANIFING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL".
Coat of arms
Location of the Kanifing Local Government Area in the Gambia
Location of the Kanifing Local Government Area in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°27′N 16°40′W / 13.450°N 16.667°W / 13.450; -16.667
CountryThe Gambia
Local government areaKanifing
DistrictKanifing
Government
 • BodyKanifing Municipal Council
 • Lord MayorTalib Ahmed Bensouda (United Democratic Party)
Area
 • Land75.5 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total382,096
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
391,270
Websitehttp://kanifing.gm/

Kanifing (also Kanifeng) is a municipality in the Gambia, to the west of Banjul. The Kanifing Local Government Area has the largest population of any of the administrative districts in Gambia. It includes Serrekunda, the largest urban area in the Gambia, as well as Bakau. It is governed by the Kanifing Municipal Council.

Geography

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Satellite image of Kanifing, oriented with west on top.

Kanifing is one of the eight local government areas of the Gambia. It is the only one that contains only one district.[3]

Kanifing lies immediately west of the capital city of Banjul. It has a land area of 75.5 square kilometers.[4][5] It is one of the most densely populated parts of the country. It includes Serekunda, the country's largest urban area.[6]

Demographics

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Kanifing Municipality has a population of 377,134, as of the 2013 census.[3] The 2023 population estimate is 391,270. The sex ratio is 1:1. The mean household size is 6.7. There are 40,367 people (11.63% of the population) in poverty, 3,340 (1.0%) in extreme poverty, and 117,648 (33.9%) in food poverty. Of the 251,712 people who are 15 or older, 122,726 are in the labor force, including 108,474 who are employed and 254,337 who are unemployed. Child labor affects 3.5% of children aged 5–11, 9.7% aged 12–14, and 14.6% aged 15–17.[2]

Kanifing has nineteen settlements:

Settlements in Kanifing
Settlement Population (2013)[3]
Abuko 15811
Bakau New Town 25265
Bakau Wasulun 3545
Bakoteh 16924
Bundungka Kunda 55360
Dippa Kunda 17654
Ebo Town 22789
Faji Kunda 38121
Kololi 7257
Kotu 16358
Kanifing 14296
Pipeline 4317
Latri Kunda German 19765
Latri Kunda Sabiji 15619
Manjai Kunda 18601
New Jeshwang 17394
Old Jeshwang 7552
Serekunda 19944
Talinding 40562

Government

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Talib Ahmed Bensouda wearing a shirt with the Gambia flag and a badge with the Kanifing coat of arms.
Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda

The Kanifing Municipal Council is divided into seventeen wards, each led by a ward councillor, and seventy-four sub-wards, each led by a sub-ward chairman. It has seven parliamentary constituencies: Serekunda East, Serekunda West, Serekunda Central, Jeshwang, Bakau, Latrikunda Sabiji, and Tallinding.[7]

Talib Ahmed Bensouda, a member of the United Democratic Party, was elected Lord Mayor of Kanifing in the 2018 election.[8] He was reelected in the 2023 election.[9] He is the son of lawyer Amie Bensouda.[10]

Sister cities

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Kanifing is twinned with:[11]

External websites

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References

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  1. ^ "Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013". Gambia Data Portal. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The 2023 Gambia Statistical Abstract". Gambia Data Portal. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013". Gambia Data Portal. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "The Gambia: Kanifing Urban Area" (PDF).
  5. ^ The Gambia: Kanifing Urban Profile (PDF). UN Habitat. ISBN 978-92-1-132380-1.
  6. ^ Kebbeh, Abou; Dsane-Aidoo, Paul; Sanyang, Kawsu; Darboe, Sheriffo M. K.; Fofana, Nuha; Ameme, Donne; Sanyang, Abdoulie M.; Darboe, Kalifa Sanneh; Darboe, Saffiatou; Sanneh, Bakary; Kenu, Ernest; Anto, Francis (2023-10-25). "Antibiotics susceptibility patterns of uropathogenic bacteria: a cross-sectional analytic study at Kanifing General Hospital, The Gambia". BMC Infectious Diseases. 23 (1): 723. doi:10.1186/s12879-023-08373-y. ISSN 1471-2334. PMC 10599079. PMID 37880663.
  7. ^ "Subdivisions of KMC". Kanifing Municipal Council. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ Sillah, Nyima (31 March 2023). "Re-Election of Mayor Bensouda, 'the Best is yet to come- Lawyer Martin". The Voice. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ^ "UDP celebrates success in LG election". The Point. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ Manneh, Alagie (26 June 2020). "Talib Bensouda Mayor, Kanifing municipality". The Standard. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Twinning". Kanifing Municipal Council. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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