Bakau

Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of , west of Gambia's capital city of . It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool and Independence Stadium.

Museum
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital . It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.

Stadium
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics, concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people.

Mosque
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The is the main mosque of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajara and Kanifing.

Suburb
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
is a coastal suburb of Bakau in . It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of The Gambia; Patricia Aslup, a former US Ambassador; and was formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of The Gambia and the first President of The Gambia.

Town
is a municipality, local government area and district in . It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of , and is governed by Municipal Council. is situated 2½ km south of Bakau.

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major city and the largest metropolitan area in . It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, on the Gambia River, near the capital, .

Bakau

Latitude
13.47745° or 13° 28′ 39″ north
Longitude
-16.67791° or 16° 40′ 41″ west
Population
43,100
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GM BAK
Open location code
7C55F8GC+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 366356380
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2413920
Wiki­data ID
Q804275
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bakau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باكاو”
  • Asturian: “Bakau”
  • Belarusian: “Бакаў”
  • Breton: “Bakau”
  • Bulgarian: “Бакау”
  • Catalan: “Bakau”
  • Cebuano: “Bakau”
  • Chinese: “巴考”
  • Corsican: “Bakau”
  • Czech: “Bakau”
  • Danish: “Bakau”
  • Dutch: “Bakau”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باكاو”
  • Finnish: “Bakau”
  • French: “Bakau”
  • Georgian: “ბაკაუ”
  • German: “Bakau”
  • Hebrew: “בקאו”
  • Hungarian: “Bakau”
  • Indonesian: “Bakau”
  • Italian: “Bakau”
  • Japanese: “バカウ (ガンビア)”
  • Japanese: “バカウ”
  • Korean: “바카우”
  • Lithuanian: “Bakau”
  • Low German: “Bakau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bakau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bakau”
  • Norwegian: “Bakau”
  • Persian: “باکائو”
  • Polish: “Bakau”
  • Portuguese: “Bakau”
  • Romanian: “Bakau”
  • Russian: “Бакау”
  • Silesian: “Bakau”
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  • Spanish: “Bakau”
  • Swahili: “Bakau”
  • Swedish: “Bakau”
  • Tahitian: “Bakau”
  • Ukrainian: “Бакау”

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Localities in the Area

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