Bwiam
Bwiam, or Bwiam-Kankuntu, is a small town in southwestern Gambia. It is located in Foni Kansala District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 3,834.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bwiam
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: West Coast Division, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.22998° or 13° 13′ 48″ northLongitude
-16.08241° or 16° 4′ 57″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)United Nations Location Code
GM BWIOpen location code
7C556WH9+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5440739317OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2413691Wikidata ID
Q1018433
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Bwiam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布維安”
- Dutch: “Bwiam”
- German: “Bwiam”
- Hebrew: “בוויאם”
- Irish: “Bwiam”
- Persian: “بویام”
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