Mansa Konko

Mansa Konko
Mansa Konko
	Mansa Konko Location in the Gambia
	Coordinates: 13°28′N 15°33′W / 13.467°N 15.550°W
Country	The Gambia
Local Government Area	Mansa Konko
District	Jarra West

Mansa Konko or Mansakonko is a town in the Gambia, lying north of Soma. Formerly the home of an important chief. Mansa Konko translates as "the hill of kings" in Mandinka.^[1] It was later an administrative centre under the British, from which time some buildings survive.^{[citation needed]}

The town is the seat of the Mansa Konko Local Government Area, formerly the Lower River Division. According to the 2013 census, the Mansa Konko LGA has 82,201 residents.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Lower River Division".
^ "Distribution of Population by Gender and LGA". GBoS. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

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[1] "Lower River Division".

[GBoS_2017-2] "Distribution of Population by Gender and LGA". GBoS. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

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