Kerewan
Location of the Kerewan Local Government Area
Location of the Kerewan Local Government Area
Kerewan is located in The Gambia
Kerewan
Kerewan
Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°30′N 16°05′W / 13.500°N 16.083°W / 13.500; -16.083
CountryThe Gambia
DivisionNorth Bank Division

Kerewan is a town in the Gambia. Located beside the Miniminiyang Bolong, about 60 km from the capital Banjul. It is the seat of the Kerewan Local Government Area (formerly the North Bank Division), located on the north bank of the lower river Gambia.

The population of the Kerewan LGA was 225,516 at the 2013 population census, with about 3,500 people in Kerewan town.[1]

People in the Kerewan LGA are mainly known for agriculture and the main crops are groundnut, rice, maize, and millet.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Distribution of Population by Gender and LGA". GBoS. 2017-09-20. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

13°30′N 16°05′W / 13.500°N 16.083°W / 13.500; -16.083

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