Official Name: | Fatoto |
Pushpin Map: | Gambia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Gambia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper River Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kantora |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 1685 (est.) |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 13.4°N -66°W |
Fatoto is a small town in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Kantora District in the Upper River Division. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of1,685.[1]
Fatoto was a major market town in the Upper River Region by at least 1921, attracting business from neighboring Senegal.[2]
A bridge over the Gambia river, funded by the Chinese government, opened in October 2021.[3]