City of Banjul

Banjul is the capital of and its fourth largest city. The city is on an island, which has constrained its size - its population is only 31,000. Consequently much of the population now is based on the mainland between the airport and the city.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Arch 22 and Gambia National Museum.

Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commemorative arch on the road into in . It was built in 1996 to mark the military coup d'état of 22 July 1994, through which Yahya Jammeh and his Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council overthrew the democratically elected Gambian government of President Sir Dawda Jawara.

Museum
The National Museum of The Gambia is a Gambian cultural museum located in . It is home to historical documents and displays concerning the History of the Gambia.

Hospital
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tertiary referral hospital in , the capital city of . It is the largest hospital in the country, originally founded by British colonialists in 1853.

City of Banjul

Latitude
13.45° or 13° 27′ north
Longitude
-16.5833° or 16° 35′ west
Population
34,600
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
7C55FC28+2M
Geo­Names ID
2413875
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“City of Banjul” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ባንጁል”
  • Azerbaijani: “Banjul”
  • Bengali: “বানজুল”
  • French: “Banjul”
  • German: “Banjul”
  • Hausa: “Banjul”
  • Japanese: “バンジュール”
  • Javanese: “Banjul”
  • Kazakh: “Банжул”
  • Kirghiz: “Банжул”
  • Malay: “Banjul”
  • Oromo: “Banjul”
  • Panjabi: “ਬਾਂਜੁਲ”
  • Persian: “بانجول”
  • Portuguese: “Banjul”
  • Pushto: “بانجول”
  • Somali: “Banjul”
  • Spanish: “Banjul”
  • Swahili: “Banjul”
  • Tajik: “Банҷул”
  • Tatar: “Банжул”
  • Uzbek: “Banjul”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dockyard Point and Port of Banjul.

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