Official Name: | Sankandi |
Pushpin Map: | Gambia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Gambia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | The Gambia |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower River Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kiang West |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 585 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 13.3042°N -15.8333°W |
Sankandi is a town in the Lower River Division of the Gambia. It is in Kiang West district. In 2007, 585 people lived in Sankandi.In its history two Britons, who tried to make peace, were murdered in 1900. The Britons fought back and crushed the village.