Basse Santa Su Explained

Official Name:Basse Santa Su
Pushpin Map:Gambia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Gambia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:The Gambia
Subdivision Name1:Upper River Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Fulladu East
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:18,414
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:13.3167°N -27°W

Basse Santa Su, usually known as Basse, is a town in the Gambia, lying on the south bank of the River Gambia. The easternmost major town in the nation, it known for its important market. Basse is the capital of the Upper River Division, which is coterminous with the Basse Local Government Area. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 18,414.[1] According to the 2013 census, the Basse LGA has 243,791 residents.[2]

History

According to oral histories, the first Mandinka immigrants to the Gambia area, the Fati clan, settled in Tumana near Basse. They subsequently acted as hosts and/or agents for future migrants, potentially including Tiramakhan Traore. Basse was at this point a hub in regional trade networks bringing kola nuts and Guinea pepper north from what is now Guinea-Bissau and salt and salted fish up the river from the coast.[3]

A bridge over the Gambia river, funded by the Chinese government, opened in October 2021.[4]

Climate

Basse Santa Su has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), almost dry enough to be a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) with almost no rainfall from November to May and heavy rainfall from June to October.

Gallery

13.3167°N -27°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . World Gazetteer . January 5, 2009 .
  2. Web site: Distribution of Population by Gender and LGA . GBoS . 2017-09-20 . 2022-03-10 . 2022-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220321045621/https://www.gbosdata.org/topics/population-and-demography/distribution-of-population-by-gender-and-lga . dead .
  3. Brooke . George E. . WESTERN AFRICA TO c1860 A.D. A PROVISIONAL HISTORICAL SCHW BASED ON CLIMATE PERIODS . Indiana University African Studies Program . August 1985 . 91-92.
  4. News: Ma . Jianchun . Building the Friendship Bridges towards a Shared Future of China and The Gambia . 3 August 2022 . The Point . 13 Oct 2021.