Upper Niumi is one of the six
districts
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of 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 ...
of
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 ...
which is located in
West Africa
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The remaining five districts are:
Lower Niumi
Lower Niumi is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of 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 ...
,
Jokadu,
Lower Baddibu,
Central Baddibu
Central Baddibu is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of 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, small ...
and
Upper Baddibu
Upper Baddibu was one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of The Gambia. Its main town was Farafenni
Farafenni or Farafegni sometimes called Chakubanta or Faracity is a town in the Gambia, lying on the Trans-Gambia Highway in th ...
.
See also
*
Aljamdu
References
Districts of the Gambia
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