Kerewan is a town in

the Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...

. Located beside the Miniminiyang Bolong, about 60 km from the capital Banjul. It is the seat of the Kerewan

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

(formerly the

North Bank Division 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 ...

), located on the north bank of the lower river Gambia. The population of the Kerewan LGA was 225,516 at the 2013 population census, with about 3,500 people in Kerewan town. People in the Kerewan LGA are mainly known for agriculture and the main crops are groundnut, rice, maize, and millet.

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North Bank Division Populated places in the Gambia Local Government Areas of the Gambia {{Gambia-geo-stub