West Africa
Gambia
West Coast Division

Tanji

Tanji is a fishing village of 15,000 people on the western cost of the Gambia. In Tanji you can view the whole industry from making boats and nets, catching fish, salting, smoking and freezing fish.
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  • Type: Village with 17,400 residents
  • Description: city
  • Also known as: “Tanje”, “Tanjeh”, and “Tanjen”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ghana Town.

Village
Photo: Jolle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small coastal fishing town in western . It is located in District in the Western Division. As of 2024, it had an estimated population of approximately 1,500. is situated 4½ km northeast of Tanji.

Tanji

Latitude
13.3586° or 13° 21′ 31″ north
Longitude
-16.7975° or 16° 47′ 51″ west
Population
17,400
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
7C559652+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 364797697
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2411805
Wiki­data ID
Q1188686
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Tanji” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Tanji”
  • Chinese: “滩基”
  • Chinese: “灘基”
  • Dutch: “Tanji”
  • French: “Tanji”
  • German: “Tanji”
  • Irish: “Tanji”
  • Italian: “Tanji”
  • Japanese: “タンジ”
  • Korean: “탄지”
  • Persian: “تانجی، گامبیا”
  • Persian: “تانجی”
  • Polish: “Tanji”
  • Portuguese: “Tanji”
  • Romanian: “Tanji”
  • Vietnamese: “Tanji”

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