Lamin
Lamin is a town located in the North Bank Division of the Gambia. It should not be confused with the larger city of Lamin located in the Western Division near the national capital, Banjul.- Type: Village with 28,500 residents
- Description: city
- Also known as: “Lamin, North Bank Division” and “Lamin, North Bank Division, Gambia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albreda and Juffureh.
Albreda
Village
Juffureh
Juffureh is a small town in the Gambia on the North Bank of the Gambia River, most famous as the reputed origin of Alex Haley's ancestor Kunta Kinte, as described in Haley's novel Roots.
Aljamdu
Village
Aljamdu is a town in western Gambia. It is located in Upper Niumi District in the North Bank Division. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 1,100. Aljamdu is situated 6 km northwest of Lamin.
Lamin
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: North Bank Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.35197° or 13° 21′ 7″ north
Longitude
-16.43156° or 16° 25′ 54″ west
Population
28,500
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
7C559H29+Q9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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