Banjul 69666 219945917 2008-06-17T16:00:42Z TXiKiBoT 3171782 robot Adding: [[vi:Banjul]] {{Refimprove|date=September 2007}} {{Infobox Settlement |official_name = Banjul |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |motto = |image_skyline =Banjul King Fahad Mosque.jpg |imagesize =300px |image_caption = Banjul King Fahad Mosque |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |city_logo = |citylogo_size = |image_map = |mapsize = 275px |map_caption = Location of Banjul in The Gambia |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Gambia<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[The Gambia]] |subdivision_type1 = Division |subdivision_name1 = Banjul |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 =93 |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of =2003 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =34,828 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban =357,238 |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd=13|latm=27 |lats=11 |latNS=N |longd=16 |longm=34 |longs=39 |longEW=W |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} <!-- Infobox ends --> '''Banjul''' (formerly Bathurst), officially '''The City of Banjul''', is the [[capital]] of [[The Gambia]], and located within the division of the same name. The population of the city proper is only 34,828, with the '''Greater Banjul Area''', which includes the City of Banjul and the Kanifing Municipal Council, at a population of 357,238 (2003 census). It is located on St Mary's Island (Banjul Island) where the [[Gambia River]] enters the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The island is connected to the mainland by passenger and vehicle ferries to the north and bridges to the south. Banjul is located at 13°28' North, 16°36' West (13.4667, -16.60). == History == In [[1816]], the British founded '''Banjul''' as a trading post and base for suppressing the [[slavery|slave]] trade. It was first named ''Bathurst'' after [[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Henry Bathurst]], the secretary of the British Colonial Office, but was changed to Banjul in [[1973]]. [[Image:Gambia banjul arch22.JPG|thumb|left|''Arch 22'' at the entrance to Banjul]] On [[July 22]], [[1994]], Banjul was the scene of a bloodless military [[coup d'etat]] in which President [[Dawda Jawara]] was overthrown and replaced by the country's current (and twice reelected) President [[Yahya Jammeh]]. To commemorate this event, [[Arch 22]] was built as an entrance portal to the capital. The gate is 35 meters tall and the centre of an open square. It houses a [[textile]] [[museum]]. Attractions in the city include the [[Gambian National Museum]], the [[Albert Market]], [[Banjul State House]], [[Banjul Court House]], two [[cathedral]]s and several major [[mosque]]s. == Economy == Banjul is the main urban area of The Gambia and holds the country's economic and administrative center including the [[Central Bank of The Gambia]]. As the fourth most densely populated country in Africa, The Gambia has more than one urban area. Peanut processing is the country's principal industry, but [[Beeswax|bee's wax]], [[Arecaceae|palm wood]], [[palm oil]], and skins and hides are also shipped from its port. [[Image:banjul panorama.jpg]] View of Banjul from Arch 22. The museum also includes hand written pages from the Quoran and explains a lot of Juju "magic". ==Transport== [[Image:Banjul-aeroport.jpg|thumb|[[Banjul International Airport]]]] [[Image:1014046-Banjul Albert Market-The Gambia.jpg|thumb|right|Albert Market]] [[Image:Gambia Banjul 0012.jpg|thumb|A street in Banjul]] Ferries sail from Banjul to [[Barra, Gambia|Barra]]. The city is served by the [[Banjul International Airport]]. Banjul is on the [[Trans-West African Coastal Highway]] connecting it to Dakar and Bissau ([[Guinea-Bissau]]), and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of [[ECOWAS]]. ==Districts== [[Image:Banjul districts.png|thumb|left|250px|Districts of Banjul]] Banjul Division (Greater Banjul Area) is divided into 2 [[district]]s: *Banjul *[[Kanifing]] ==Twinned cities== Banjul is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with [[Grimsby]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Newark, New Jersey]] in the [[United States]]. It is the destination of the [[Plymouth-Banjul Challenge]], a charity road rally. [[Image:Banjul SPOT 1045.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Banjul seen from SPOT satellite]] ==See also== *[[Divisions of The Gambia]] *[[Districts of The Gambia]] ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commonscat}} *[http://www.accessgambia.com/ Access Gambia - Hotels, News, Travel & Photos] *[http://www.wow.gm WOW-Gambia News and Information] *[http://www.gambianow.com/home Gambia Site with history of Banjul] *[http://www.gambianow.com/news Gambia News] {{Geolinks-cityscale|13.4548|-16.5795}} {{Administrative divisions of The Gambia}} {{African capitals}} [[Category:Banjul| ]] [[Category:Local Government Areas of The Gambia]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in The Gambia]] [[Category:Capitals in Africa]] [[Category:Settlements established in 1816]] [[af:Banjul]] [[am:ባንጁል]] [[ar:بانجول]] [[be-x-old:Банжул]] [[bs:Banjul]] [[bg:Банджул]] [[ca:Banjul]] [[cs:Banjul]] [[da:Banjul]] [[de:Banjul]] [[et:Banjul]] [[es:Banjul]] [[eo:Banĵulo]] [[eu:Banjul]] [[fa:بانجول]] [[fr:Banjul]] [[gd:Banjul]] [[gl:Banjul]] [[ko:반줄]] [[hy:Բանջուլ]] [[hr:Banjul]] [[io:Banjul]] [[id:Banjul]] [[it:Banjul]] [[he:בנג'ול]] [[jv:Banjul]] [[ka:ბანჯული]] [[sw:Banjul]] [[ht:Banjoul]] [[la:Banjul]] [[lv:Bandžula]] [[lb:Banjul]] [[lt:Bandžulis]] [[hu:Banjul]] [[mk:Банџул]] [[nl:Banjul]] [[ja:バンジュール]] [[no:Banjul]] [[nn:Banjul]] [[nov:Banjul]] [[oc:Banjul]] [[pms:Banjul]] [[pl:Bandżul]] [[pt:Banjul]] [[ksh:Banjul]] [[ro:Banjul]] [[ru:Банжул]] [[simple:Banjul]] [[sk:Banjul]] [[sr:Банџул]] [[fi:Banjul]] [[sv:Banjul]] [[tl:Banjul]] [[vi:Banjul]] [[tg:Банҷул]] [[tr:Banjul]] [[uk:Банжул]] [[vec:Banjul]] [[vo:Banjul]] [[wo:Banjul]] [[zh:班珠爾]]