West Africa
Gambia
West Coast Division

Yundum

Yundum is a small town in Gambia, south of the capital, . It is situated adjacent to . The only airport in Gambia is at Yundum, built in World War II.
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  • Type: Town with 13,000 residents
  • Description: city in The Gambia
  • Also known as: “Yumdum” and “Yundum Kuta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Banjul International Airport.

Aerodrome
, also known as Yundum International, is the international airport of , capital of Gambia, built during World War II. It is the country's only commercial airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Busumbala.

Town
, also known as Old-Busumbala, is a small town in western . It is located in District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 11,189.

Yundum

Latitude
13.3422° or 13° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
-16.6697° or 16° 40′ 11″ west
Population
13,000
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GM YDM
Open location code
7C5588RJ+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1607155521
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2411653
Wiki­data ID
Q453889
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Satellite Map

Discover Yundum from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Yundum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Aeroport de Banjul-Yundum”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport internacional de Banjul”
  • Catalan: “Banjul-Yundum”
  • Catalan: “Yundum”
  • Chinese: “云杜姆”
  • Chinese: “雲杜姆”
  • Dutch: “Yundum”
  • French: “Yundum”
  • German: “Yundum”
  • Irish: “Yundum”
  • Persian: “یوندوم، گامبیا”
  • Persian: “یوندوم”
  • Swahili: “Yundum”
  • Urdu: “یوندم”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yundum”. Photo: mishimoto, CC BY 2.0.