Tanji is a town in
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 ...
, along the
Atlantic coast. It is primarily a fishing town with a population of 14,531 according to the 2013 population census. The population of the town has been growing dramatically due to urban and rural migration, drawn by the fishing industry and suitable location. The
Tanje Village Museum is where artisans and craftsmen engage in traditional crafts. The
Tanji Bird Reserve
The Tanji Bird Reserve is a List of national parks of the Gambia, bird reserve in The Gambia. Established in 1993, it covers an area of . It is also known as Karinti, the Tanji River Reserve or the Tanji National Park.
Location
The Tanji Bird Res ...
is located 3
kilometer
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s from the village.
A survey of fisherman determined 95% worked in unsafe conditions, and 85% had experienced work-related injuries. The north coast, where it forms an estuary with the
Gambia River
The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra, French language, French: ''Fleuve Gambie'', Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Rio Gâmbia'') is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward ...
, is the home to six species of
Cone snail
Cone snails, or cones, are highly venomous sea snails that constitute the family Conidae. ''Conidae'' is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea.
The 2014 classification of ...
, including four in the
Lautoconus genus found nowhere else in the world.
References
Populated places in the Gambia
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