Bakau New Town

Bakau New Town is a neighborhood in , and has about 30,300 residents. Bakau New Town is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • Type: Neighborhood with 30,300 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Bakau Newtown”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.

Stadium
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , 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.

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

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main mosque of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakau and Fajara.

Suburb
Photo: N3ddo!, CC BY 2.0.
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 Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point.

Suburb
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
is a coastal suburb of 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 New Town.

Bakau New Town

Latitude
13.47599° or 13° 28′ 34″ north
Longitude
-16.68289° or 16° 40′ 58″ west
Population
30,300
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
7C55F8G8+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3741447977
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
12640499
Wiki­data ID
Q804259
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Satellite Map

Discover Bakau New Town from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Bakau New Town” goes by many names.

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