Official Name: | Mansa Konko |
Pushpin Map: | Gambia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Gambia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | The Gambia |
Subdivision Name1: | Mansa Konko |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jarra West |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 13.4667°N -48°W |
Mansa Konko or Mansakonko is a town in the Gambia, lying north of Soma. Formerly the home of an important chief. Mansa Konko translates as "the hill of kings" in Mandinka.[1] It was later an administrative centre under the British, from which time some buildings survive.
The town is the seat of the Mansa Konko Local Government Area, formerly the Lower River Division. According to the 2013 census, the Mansa Konko LGA has 82,201 residents.[2]