Banjul
capital of The Gambia
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Summary
Banjul is a city[1]. Banjul ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,433 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Greater Banjul Area[3]
- Country: The Gambia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gambia River[5], Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Head of government: Rohey Malick Lowe[7]
- Instance of: region of the Gambia[8]
- Official language: English[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Taipei[10], Freetown[11], Joal-Fadiouth[12], Grand Yoff[13], Ostend[14], Grimsby[15], Newark[16], Bamako[17]
- Commons category: Banjul[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 42[20]
- Inception: 1816[21]
- Official website: https://www.banjulcity.gm/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Banjul[23]
- Population: 31,356[24], 31,834[25], 32,921[26], 33,422[27], 33,820[28], 27,809[29], 39,476[30], 44,188[31], 42,326[32], 34,828[33]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35]
- Capital of: The Gambia[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Banjul[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Banjul[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Banjul[39]
- Different from: Bangui[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 0 m[41]
- Area: 12.2 km²[42]
- Language used: Gambian Wolof[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Banjul include Banjul International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in The Gambia[46].
Why It Matters
Banjul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Banjul is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Banjul include Banjul International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in The Gambia[46].