Banjul

Summary

Banjul is a city^[1]. Banjul ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (797 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 image is recorded as Banjul Gambia skyline.jpg^[8].
• Banjul's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Banjul's instance of is recorded as region of the Gambia^[10].
• Banjul's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Banjul's flag image is recorded as Flag of Banjul, The Gambia.svg^[12].
• Banjul's coat of arms image is recorded as GAM Banjul COA.svg^[13].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[14].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Freetown^[15].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Joal-Fadiouth^[16].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grand Yoff^[17].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ostend^[18].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grimsby^[19].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newark^[20].
• Banjul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamako^[21].
• Banjul's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141894704^[22].
• Banjul's GND ID is recorded as 4086614-2^[23].
• Banjul's locator map image is recorded as Gambia - Banjul.svg^[24].
• Banjul's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80117263^[25].
• Banjul's IdRef ID is recorded as 145821145^[26].
• Banjul's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as GM-B^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12.2'}^[31]. Banjul's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+31356'}^[33], {'amount': '+31834'}^[34], {'amount': '+32921'}^[35], {'amount': '+33422'}^[36], {'amount': '+33820'}^[37], and {'amount': '+27809'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9] and region of the Gambia^[10].

History and Context

+1816-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Banjul^[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Banjul include Banjul International Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in The Gambia^[42].

Why It Matters

Banjul ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (797 views/month).^[2] Banjul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Banjul is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Banjul include Banjul International Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in The Gambia^[42].