Official Name: | Ghana Town |
Pushpin Map: | Gambia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Gambia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kombo North/Saint Mary |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 1397 (est.) |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 13.3833°N -62°W |
Ghana Town is a small coastal fishing town in western Gambia. It is located in Kombo North/Saint Mary District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 1, 397.[1]
Ghana town was established in the Gambia in the year 1961 by fishermen from the Ghana who wanted to go fishing in Senegal but later ended in Gambia.