Essau should not be confused with Esau.
| Official Name: | Essau |
| Pushpin Map: | Gambia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Gambia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Bank Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lower Niumi |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Total: | 14,560 (est.) |
| Population Blank1 Title: | fULA, MANDINKA, WOLLOF, SERRER, JOLAS AND MANJAGOS |
| Population Blank2 Title: | ISLAM and CHRISTIAN |
| Coordinates: | 13.4833°N -48°W |
Essau is a small town in north-western Gambia. It is located in Lower Niumi District in the North Bank Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 6,670.[1]
Mustapha Marong(Former Attorney General).Alhaji Mafoday Sonko(Former MP,Member Of Parliament).Nfamara Bintou Sonko(Former Colonial Chief).Lang Sally Sonko(Former Colonial Chief).Burungai Sonko(King Of Barra/Niumi,Born in Essau(As Fakebba Sonko)fought the 1831 war against King George IV).Mansa Maranta Sonko(last King of Niumi,died in Essau Sukoto July 1910).