Banjul

Summary

Banjul is a city^[1]. Banjul ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,973 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Banjul is located in Greater Banjul Area^[3].
• Banjul is in the country of The Gambia^[4].
• Banjul is on the body of water Gambia River^[5].
• Banjul is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Banjul's head of government is recorded as Rohey Malick Lowe^[7].
• Banjul's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Banjul's instance of is recorded as region of the Gambia^[9].
• Banjul's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[11].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freetown^[12].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Joal-Fadiouth^[13].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grand Yoff^[14].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ostend^[15].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grimsby^[16].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newark^[17].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamako^[18].
• Banjul's Commons category is recorded as Banjul^[19].
• Banjul's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[20].
• Banjul's local dialing code is recorded as 42^[21].
• 1816 marks the founding of Banjul^[22].
• Banjul's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.453055555556, 'lon': -16.5775}^[23].
• Banjul's official website is recorded as https://www.banjulcity.gm/^[24].
• Banjul's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Banjul^[25].
• Banjul has a population of {'amount': '+31356'}^[26].
• Banjul has a population of {'amount': '+31834'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Banjul is in the country of The Gambia^[4]. Banjul is located in Greater Banjul Area^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Gambia River^[5], a river^[28], in The Gambia^[29] and Atlantic Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Banjul covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.2'}^[31]. Banjul sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+31356'}^[26], {'amount': '+31834'}^[27], {'amount': '+32921'}^[33], {'amount': '+33422'}^[34], {'amount': '+33820'}^[35], and {'amount': '+27809'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and region of the Gambia^[9].

History and Context

1816 marks the founding of Banjul^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Banjul include Banjul International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in The Gambia^[39].

Why It Matters

Banjul ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,973 views/month).^[2] Banjul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Banjul is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Banjul include Banjul International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in The Gambia^[39].