Tanji Explained

Official Name:Tanji
Pushpin Map:Gambia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Gambia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:The Gambia
Subdivision Name1:Western Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Coordinates:13.35°N -63°W

Tanji is a town in Gambia, along the Atlantic coast. It is primarily a fishing town with a population of 14,531 according to the 2013 population census.[1] The population of the town has been growing dramatically due to urban and rural migration, drawn by the fishing industry and suitable location. The Tanje Village Museum is where artisans and craftsmen engage in traditional crafts.[2] The Tanji Bird Reserve is located 3 kilometers from the village.

A survey of fisherman determined 95% worked in unsafe conditions, and 85% had experienced work-related injuries.[3] The north coast, where it forms an estuary with the Gambia River, is the home to six species of Cone snail, including four in the Lautoconus genus found nowhere else in the world.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gambia.
  2. Web site: Tanje Village Museum.
  3. Barrow . Amadou . Kongira . Amadou . Nget . Musa . Sillah . Saikou Omar . Jatta . Solomon PS . Badjie . Mansour . Kuye . Rex A . March 2022 . Epidemiology of occupational hazards and injuries among fishermen at Tanji fishing site in The Gambia: an analytical cross-sectional study design . Environmental Health Insights . en . 16 . 117863022210886 . 10.1177/11786302221088699 . 1178-6302 . 8949706 . 35340563.
  4. Petuch . Edward J . Berschauer . 2018 . A New Lautoconus Species Radiation from Gambia, West Africa . . 50 . 3 . 164–172. 10.54173/F503164 .