West Africa
Gambia
Lower River Division

Jarra West

Jarra West is one of the six districts of the of . In the 2013 census, it had a population of 27,205.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: district of the Gambia with 25,000 residents
  • Description: district of the Gambia
  • Also known as: “Western Jarra”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soma and Mansa Konko.

Town
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , lying south of the River Gambia. It is an important crossroads, where the main east–west road in the country crosses the Trans-Gambia Highway and it also sits between Northern and Southern Senegal.

Village
or Mansakonko is a town in the Gambia, lying north of . Formerly the home of an important chief. translates as "the hill of kings" in Mandinka. is situated 4½ km north of Jarra West.

Jarra West

Latitude
13.4167° or 13° 25′ north
Longitude
-15.5333° or 15° 32′ west
Population
25,000
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
7C56CF88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2413266
Wiki­data ID
Q1572209
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Jarra West” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արևմտյան Ջարրա”
  • Cebuano: “Jarra West”
  • Chinese: “西贾拉”
  • Chinese: “賈拉西”
  • Chinese: “贾拉西”
  • Dutch: “Jarra West”
  • French: “Jarra West”
  • German: “Jarra West”
  • Italian: “Jarra West”
  • Japanese: “西ジャラ地区”
  • Portuguese: “Jarra West”
  • Swedish: “Jarra West”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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