Kerewan Explained

Official Name:Kerewan
Pushpin Map:Gambia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Gambia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:The Gambia
Subdivision Name1:North Bank Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:13.5°N -21°W

Kerewan is a town in the Gambia. Located beside the Miniminiyang Bolong, about 60 km from the capital Banjul. It is the seat of the Kerewan Local Government Area (formerly the North Bank Division), located on the north bank of the lower river Gambia.

The population of the Kerewan LGA was 225,516 at the 2013 population census, with about 3,500 people in Kerewan town.[1]

People in the Kerewan LGA are mainly known for agriculture and the main crops are groundnut, rice, maize, and millet.

References

13.5°N -21°W

Notes and References

  1. 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 .