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Janjanbureh
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Janjanbureh or Jangjangbureh is a town, founded in 1823, on Janjanbureh Island, also known as MacCarthy Island, in the Gambia River in eastern Gambia. Until 1995, it was known as Georgetown and was the second largest town in the country. It is the capital of Janjanbureh Local Government Area (formerly the Central River Division), and the Janjanbureh district. The population of the Janjanbureh LGA was 127,333 at the 2013 population census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Janjanbureh
- Region
- Central River
- Country
- Gambia
- Population
- 4,547
- Timezone
- Africa/Banjul
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Janjanbureh
- Settlement.image_skyline
- RiverGambia Janjanbureh 20190122 Upstream.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Gambia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Gambia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Central River Division
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- The Gambia
- Located in
- Central River Division
- Population
- 3998
- Image
- Janjanbureh.jpg
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- Commons category
- Janjanbureh
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Janjanbureh today
- Climate
- Gallery
- References
- External links
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