Location of the Kanifing Local Government Area in the Gambia

Kanifing (also Kanifeng) is a town in the Gambia, and lies immediately west of the capital city of Banjul.[1][2]

The Kanifing Local Government Area has the largest population of any of the administrative districts in Gambia. It includes Serrekunda, the largest urban area in the Gambia, as well as the Atlantic coastal resorts in which most of the region's hotels are to be found.

The head office of Gambia Bird, an airline, was located at the Gambia Bird House in Kanifing.[3]

Sister cities

Kanifing is twinned with:[4]

External websites

References

  1. ↑ "The Gambia: Kanifing Urban Area" (PDF).
  2. ↑ The Gambia: Kanifing Urban Profile (PDF). UN Habitat. ISBN 978-92-1-132380-1.
  3. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine." Gambia Bird. Retrieved on 7 May 2013. "Headoffice Gambia Bird House 38 Kairaba Avenue Kanifing, Municipality The Gambia"
  4. ↑ "Twinning". Kanifing Municipal Council. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

13°27′N 16°40′W / 13.450°N 16.667°W / 13.450; -16.667

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