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|image_caption = Clockwise from top left: [[Serekunda]] city centre, [[Kololi]] beach, [[Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool]], market in [[Bakau]] |
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| shield_alt = A quartered shield, blue and white. Top left has a red sun. Top right has blue waves. Bottom left has a crocodile. Bottom right has a coconut tree. Above, a green coat of arms of the Gambia. Below, a banner saying "KANIFING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". |
| shield_alt = A quartered shield, blue and white. Top left has a red sun. Top right has blue waves. Bottom left has a crocodile. Bottom right has a coconut tree. Above, a green coat of arms of the Gambia. Below, a banner saying "KANIFING MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". |
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| governing_body = Kanifing Municipal Council |
| governing_body = Kanifing Municipal Council |
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| population_as_of = 2013 |
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| population_total = 382,096 |
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| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--not stated--> |date=1 June 2015 |title=Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013 |url=https://gambia.opendataforafrica.org/mmfoqkd/population-and-housing-census-of-gambia-2013 |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=Gambia Data Portal}}</ref> |
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'''Kanifing''' is a municipality, [[Local Government Areas of the Gambia|local government area]] and [[Districts of the Gambia|district]] in |
'''Kanifing''' is a municipality, [[Local Government Areas of the Gambia|local government area]] and [[Districts of the Gambia|district]] in the Gambia. It is part of the [[Greater Banjul Area]], to the west of [[Banjul]]. It is governed by the '''Kanifing Municipal Council'''. |
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Kanifing is one of the country's most densely populated places and its most populated district. Its population expanded in the post-colonial era. It has received many migrants from the rest of the Gambia and abroad. It has large populations of many ethnicities. |
Kanifing is one of the country's most densely populated places and its most populated district. Its population expanded in the post-colonial era. It has received many migrants from the rest of the Gambia and abroad. It has large populations of many ethnicities. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[Sayerr Jobe]] founded [[Serekunda]], the first settlement in the forested area, in the nineteenth century. He helped establish other settlements in Kanifing, including [[Bundung]] and [[Ebo Town]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jabai |first1=Sailu Bah Saikou Suwareh |title="Sayerr Jobe's name cannot be easily forgotten" Says a descendant |url=https://foroyaa.net/sayerr-jobes-name-cannot-be-easily-forgotten-says-a-descendant/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=[[Foroyaa]] |date=2 March 2015}}</ref> |
[[Sayerr Jobe]] founded [[Serekunda]], the first settlement in the forested area, in the nineteenth century. He helped establish other settlements in Kanifing, including [[Bundung]] and [[Ebo Town]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jabai |first1=Sailu Bah Saikou Suwareh |title="Sayerr Jobe's name cannot be easily forgotten" Says a descendant |url=https://foroyaa.net/sayerr-jobes-name-cannot-be-easily-forgotten-says-a-descendant/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=[[Foroyaa]] |date=2 March 2015 }}</ref> |
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In 1840, France ceded a 40-square-kilometer area called British Kombo, later renamed Kombo St. Mary. It annexed another French cession in 1853. It was part of the [[Gambia Colony]]. The [[Protectorate Ordinances]], passed between 1894 and 1902, transferred it to the administration of the [[Gambia Protectorate]]. It returned to the Colony in 1946.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|6–7}} The [[Local government areas of the Gambia|local government area]] (LGA) of Kombo St. Mary was created in the 1960s from part of the [[Brikama]] LGA. It was the eighth LGA to be established.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect">{{Cite book |last1=Hughes |first1=Arnold |last2=Perfect |first2=David |chapter=Social and Economic Setting |date= |
In 1840, France ceded a 40-square-kilometer area called British Kombo, later renamed Kombo St. Mary. It annexed another French cession in 1853. It was part of the [[Gambia Colony]]. The [[Protectorate Ordinances]], passed between 1894 and 1902, transferred it to the administration of the [[Gambia Protectorate]]. It returned to the Colony in 1946.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|6–7}} The [[Local government areas of the Gambia|local government area]] (LGA) of Kombo St. Mary was created in the 1960s from part of the [[Brikama]] LGA. It was the eighth LGA to be established.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect">{{Cite book |last1=Hughes |first1=Arnold |last2=Perfect |first2=David |chapter=Social and Economic Setting |date=31 December 2006 |title=A Political History of the Gambia, 1816-1994 |pages=6–40 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781580466820-006/html |access-date=28 August 2024 |publisher=Boydell and Brewer |doi=10.1515/9781580466820-006 |isbn=978-1-58046-682-0 }}</ref>{{rp|7–8}} The Kombo Rural Authority was renamed the Kanifing Urban District Council in 1974 and the Kanifing Municipal Council in 1991.<ref name="ODI" /> |
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Kanifing grew significantly in the post-colonial era. This was largely caused by immigration from nearby countries; in 1993, foreign nationals made up 20% of the population of the LGA. Kanifing's growth led to the country's |
Kanifing grew significantly in the post-colonial era. This was largely caused by immigration from nearby countries; in 1993, foreign nationals made up 20% of the population of the LGA. Kanifing's growth led to the country's urbanisation rate to increase from 23% in 1973 to 37% in 1993.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|9}} This expansion led to higher property values and foreign investment.<ref>{{Citation |title=1 Peasants by Other Means: (Im)mobility and the Making of a Village Mooring |date=31 December 2015 |work=Bush Bound |page=56 |publisher=Berghahn Books |doi=10.1515/9781805390220-006 |isbn=978-1-80539-022-0 |doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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[[File:ISS023-E-38963 - View of The Gambia.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Satellite image of Kanifing, oriented with west on top |
[[File:ISS023-E-38963 - View of The Gambia.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Satellite image of Kanifing, oriented with west on top]] |
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Kanifing is one of the eight [[local government areas of the Gambia]]. It is the only one that contains only one [[Districts of the Gambia|district]].<ref name="GBoS" /> |
Kanifing is one of the eight [[local government areas of the Gambia]]. It is the only one that contains only one [[Districts of the Gambia|district]].<ref name="GBoS" /> |
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Kanifing has a land area of 75.5 square kilometers.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.zaragoza.es/contenidos/medioambiente/onu//issue06/1134-eng.pdf |title=The Gambia: Kanifing Urban Profile |publisher=[[UN Habitat]] |date= |isbn= |
Kanifing has a land area of 75.5 square kilometers.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.zaragoza.es/contenidos/medioambiente/onu//issue06/1134-eng.pdf |title=The Gambia: Kanifing Urban Profile |publisher=[[UN Habitat]] |date= |isbn=978-92-1-132380-1 }}</ref> It lies immediately west of the capital city [[Banjul]], with this joint conurbation known as the Greater Banjul Area.<ref name="ODI" /> [[Serekunda]], the country's largest urban area, is in Kanifing.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kebbeh |first1=Abou |last2=Dsane-Aidoo |first2=Paul |last3=Sanyang |first3=Kawsu |last4=Darboe |first4=Sheriffo M. K. |last5=Fofana |first5=Nuha |last6=Ameme |first6=Donne |last7=Sanyang |first7=Abdoulie M. |last8=Darboe |first8=Kalifa Sanneh |last9=Darboe |first9=Saffiatou |last10=Sanneh |first10=Bakary |last11=Kenu |first11=Ernest |last12=Anto |first12=Francis |date=25 October 2023 |title=Antibiotics susceptibility patterns of uropathogenic bacteria: a cross-sectional analytic study at Kanifing General Hospital, The Gambia |journal=BMC Infectious Diseases |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=723 |doi=10.1186/s12879-023-08373-y |doi-access=free |issn=1471-2334 |pmc=10599079 |pmid=37880663 }}</ref> |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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Kanifing Municipality has a population of 377,134, as of the 2013 census.<ref name="GBoS">{{Cite web |last=<!--not stated--> |date=1 June 2015 |title=Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013 |url=https://gambia.opendataforafrica.org/mmfoqkd/population-and-housing-census-of-gambia-2013 |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Gambia Data Portal}}</ref> This makes it the country's most populated district, as well as the most densely populated.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite report |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep51501 |title=Mayors Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity: City profile: Kanifing, The Gambia |author=<!--not stated--> |date= |
Kanifing Municipality has a population of 377,134, as of the 2013 census.<ref name="GBoS">{{Cite web |last=<!--not stated--> |date=1 June 2015 |title=Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013 |url=https://gambia.opendataforafrica.org/mmfoqkd/population-and-housing-census-of-gambia-2013 |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Gambia Data Portal }}</ref> This makes it the country's most populated district, as well as the most densely populated.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite report |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep51501 |title=Mayors Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity: City profile: Kanifing, The Gambia |author=<!--not stated--> |date=15 December 2020 |publisher=[[ODI (think tank)|ODI]] }}</ref> |
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The 2023 population estimate is 391,270. The [[sex ratio]] is 1:1. The mean household size is 6.7. There are 40,367 people (11.63% of the population) in |
The 2023 population estimate is 391,270. The [[sex ratio]] is 1:1. The mean household size is 6.7. There are 40,367 people (11.63% of the population) in poverty, 3,340 (1.0%) in [[extreme poverty]], and 117,648 (33.9%) in [[Food security|food poverty]].<ref name="GBoS 2023">{{Cite web |last=<!--not stated--> |date=1 June 2015 |title=The 2023 Gambia Statistical Abstract |url=https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads/50-the-gambia-statistical-yearbooks-abstracts |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Gambia Data Portal }}</ref> |
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The predominantly rural [[Mandinka people]] moved to cities in the post-colonial era. Kanifing's share of the Gambia's Mandinka population increased from 3% in 1963 to 16% in 1993.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|15}} In 1993, Kanifing had about one-third of the country's [[Jola people]], about one-quarter of [[Soninke people|Serahuli people]], nearly one-third of [[Serer people]], and the majority of [[Aku people]].<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|18–21}} It had nearly half of the country's Christians.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|26}} |
The predominantly rural [[Mandinka people]] moved to cities in the post-colonial era. Kanifing's share of the Gambia's Mandinka population increased from 3% in 1963 to 16% in 1993.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|15}} In 1993, Kanifing had about one-third of the country's [[Jola people]], about one-quarter of [[Soninke people|Serahuli people]], nearly one-third of [[Serer people]], and the majority of [[Aku people]].<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|18–21}} It had nearly half of the country's Christians.<ref name="Hughes & Perfect" />{{rp|26}} |
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The population has grown through both internal migration and immigration, being home in 2013 to 30% of the country's immigrants and 35% of the country's internal migrants. The total number of immigrants was 33,790, of which 34% were from Senegal and 25% were from Guinea.<ref name="ODI" /> |
The population has grown through both internal migration and immigration, being home in 2013 to 30% of the country's immigrants and 35% of the country's internal migrants. The total number of immigrants was 33,790, of which 34% were from Senegal and 25% were from Guinea.<ref name="ODI" /> |
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In Kanifing and Banjul, the [[Wolof language]] is spoken as a [[lingua franca]] in multi-ethnic groups, rather than [[Mandinka language|Mandinka]] as in the rest of the country.<ref>{{Citation |title=2. Gambia's Local Languages |date= |
In Kanifing and Banjul, the [[Wolof language]] is spoken as a [[lingua franca]] in multi-ethnic groups, rather than [[Mandinka language|Mandinka]] as in the rest of the country.<ref>{{Citation |title=2. Gambia's Local Languages |date=31 December 2015 |work=Local Languaging, Literacy and Multilingualism in a West African Society |page=35 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.21832/9781783094219-004/html |access-date=28 August 2024 |publisher=Multilingual Matters |doi=10.21832/9781783094219-004 |isbn=978-1-78309-421-9 }}</ref> |
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=== Settlements === |
=== Settlements === |
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! 2013<ref name="GBoS" /> !! 2003<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://catalog.ihsn.org/catalog/174/related-materials |title=Population and Housing Census 2003 |date=2003 |access-date=30 August 2024}}</ref> !! 1993<ref>{{Cite report |date=1993 |title=Directory of settlements |url=http://www.gambia.gm/Statistics/PDF/S04.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412051022/http://www.gambia.gm/Statistics/PDF/S04.pdf |archive-date= |
! 2013<ref name="GBoS" /> !! 2003<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://catalog.ihsn.org/catalog/174/related-materials |title=Population and Housing Census 2003 |date=2003 |access-date=30 August 2024 }}</ref> !! 1993<ref>{{Cite report |date=1993 |title=Directory of settlements |url=http://www.gambia.gm/Statistics/PDF/S04.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412051022/http://www.gambia.gm/Statistics/PDF/S04.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2013 |website=Gambia Bureau of Statistics }}</ref> |
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[[File:Kanifing Municipal Council wards.svg|thumb|The wards of Kanifing Municipal Council]] |
[[File:Kanifing Municipal Council wards.svg|thumb|The wards of Kanifing Municipal Council]] |
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=== Administrative divisions === |
=== Administrative divisions === |
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The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) is led by the Lord Mayor of Kanifing, who has administrative duties. Ward councilors manage social and economic duties.<ref name="Kinteh & Bass" /> KMC is divided into eighteen wards: Abuko, Bakau New Town, Bakoteh, Bantaba Bore Hole, Bartez, Bundung Six Junction, Dippa Kunda, Fajikunda, Kanifing, Kololi, Latrikunda Sabiji, London Corner, Manjai Kotu, New Jeshwang/Ebo Town, Old Bakau/Cape Point, Old Jeshwang, Tallinding North, and Tallinding South.<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--not stated--> |title=Council Members |url=https://kanifing.gm/meet-the-councilors/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |website=Kanifing Municipal Council}}</ref> It is further divided into seventy-four sub-wards, each led by a sub-ward chairman.<ref name="KMC" /> |
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) is led by the Lord Mayor of Kanifing, who has administrative duties. Ward councilors manage social and economic duties.<ref name="Kinteh & Bass" /> KMC is divided into eighteen wards: Abuko, Bakau New Town, Bakoteh, Bantaba Bore Hole, Bartez, Bundung Six Junction, Dippa Kunda, Fajikunda, Kanifing, Kololi, Latrikunda Sabiji, London Corner, Manjai Kotu, New Jeshwang/Ebo Town, Old Bakau/Cape Point, Old Jeshwang, Tallinding North, and Tallinding South.<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--not stated--> |title=Council Members |url=https://kanifing.gm/meet-the-councilors/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |website=Kanifing Municipal Council }}</ref> It is further divided into seventy-four sub-wards, each led by a sub-ward chairman.<ref name="KMC" /> |
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The municipality has seven [[National Assembly of the Gambia|parliamentary constituencies]]: [[Serekunda East]], [[Serekunda West]], [[Serekunda Central]], [[Jeshwang]], [[Bakau (National Assembly constituency)|Bakau]], [[Latrikunda Sabiji (National Assembly Constituency)|Latrikunda Sabiji]], and [[Tallinding]].<ref name="KMC">{{Cite web |title=Subdivisions of KMC |url=http://kanifing.gm/subdivisions-of-km/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Kanifing Municipal Council}}</ref> |
The municipality has seven [[National Assembly of the Gambia|parliamentary constituencies]]: [[Serekunda East]], [[Serekunda West]], [[Serekunda Central]], [[Jeshwang]], [[Bakau (National Assembly constituency)|Bakau]], [[Latrikunda Sabiji (National Assembly Constituency)|Latrikunda Sabiji]], and [[Tallinding]].<ref name="KMC">{{Cite web |title=Subdivisions of KMC |url=http://kanifing.gm/subdivisions-of-km/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Kanifing Municipal Council }}</ref> |
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=== Government === |
=== Government === |
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[[File:ABENSOUDA.jpg|thumb|alt=Talib Ahmed Bensouda wearing a shirt with the Gambia flag and a badge with the Kanifing coat of arms.|Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda]] |
[[File:ABENSOUDA.jpg|thumb|alt=Talib Ahmed Bensouda wearing a shirt with the Gambia flag and a badge with the Kanifing coat of arms.|Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda]] |
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{{ill|Talib Ahmed Bensouda|de}}, a member of the [[United Democratic Party (The Gambia)|United Democratic Party]], was elected Lord Mayor of Kanifing in the [[2018 Gambian local elections|2018 election]].<ref name="UDPsuccess"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sillah |first=Nyima |date=31 March 2023 |title=Re-Election of Mayor Bensouda, 'the Best is yet to come- Lawyer Martin |url=https://www.voicegambia.com/2023/03/31/re-election-of-mayor-bensouda-the-best-is-yet-to-come-lawyer-martin/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |work=The Voice}}</ref> He was reelected in the [[2023 Gambian local elections|2023 election]].<ref name="UDPsuccess">{{Cite news |last=<!--not stated--> |date=22 May 2023 |title=UDP celebrates success in LG election |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/udp-celebrates-success-in-lg-election |access-date=27 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]]}}</ref> He is the son of lawyer [[Amie Bensouda]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Manneh |first=Alagie |date=26 June 2020 |title=Talib Bensouda Mayor, Kanifing municipality |url=https://standard.gm/talib-bensouda-mayor-kanifing-municipality/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |work=The Standard}}</ref> He succeeded [[Yankuba Colley]] as Lord Mayor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sheriff Janko |first=Saloum |date=September |
{{ill|Talib Ahmed Bensouda|de}}, a member of the [[United Democratic Party (The Gambia)|United Democratic Party]], was elected Lord Mayor of Kanifing in the [[2018 Gambian local elections|2018 election]].<ref name="UDPsuccess"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sillah |first=Nyima |date=31 March 2023 |title=Re-Election of Mayor Bensouda, 'the Best is yet to come- Lawyer Martin |url=https://www.voicegambia.com/2023/03/31/re-election-of-mayor-bensouda-the-best-is-yet-to-come-lawyer-martin/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |work=The Voice }}</ref> He was reelected in the [[2023 Gambian local elections|2023 election]].<ref name="UDPsuccess">{{Cite news |last=<!--not stated--> |date=22 May 2023 |title=UDP celebrates success in LG election |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/udp-celebrates-success-in-lg-election |access-date=27 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]] }}</ref> He is the son of lawyer [[Amie Bensouda]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Manneh |first=Alagie |date=26 June 2020 |title=Talib Bensouda Mayor, Kanifing municipality |url=https://standard.gm/talib-bensouda-mayor-kanifing-municipality/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |work=The Standard }}</ref> He succeeded [[Yankuba Colley]] as Lord Mayor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sheriff Janko |first=Saloum |date=13 September 2024 |title=Bensouda pays homage to ex-Mayor Yankuba Colley as he signs condolence book |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/national-news/bensouda-pays-homage-to-ex-mayor-yankuba-colley-as-he-signs-condolence-book |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)]] }}</ref> |
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The Deputy Mayor of KMC is Binta Janneh Jallow. She is the first woman to hold the position. She was appointed in July 2021 to replace Pa Musa Bah, who had resigned. She was previously the ward councilor of Bakau New Town.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--not stated--> |date=26 July 2021 |title=Binta Janneh Jallow: Who is the new deputy KM mayor |url=https://fatunetwork.net/binta-janneh-jallow-who-is-the-new-deputy-km-mayor/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Fatu Network}}</ref> |
The Deputy Mayor of KMC is Binta Janneh Jallow. She is the first woman to hold the position. She was appointed in July 2021 to replace Pa Musa Bah, who had resigned. She was previously the ward councilor of Bakau New Town.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--not stated--> |date=26 July 2021 |title=Binta Janneh Jallow: Who is the new deputy KM mayor |url=https://fatunetwork.net/binta-janneh-jallow-who-is-the-new-deputy-km-mayor/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Fatu Network }}</ref> |
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The Crime Management Coordinator of KMC is Pateh Bah, {{as of|February 2024}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bah |first=Omar |date=21 February 2024 |title=Police Say Most Crimes Committed by Foreigners |url=https://standard.gm/police-say-most-crimes-committed-by-foreigners/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=The Standard}}</ref> He has held the position since its creation in 2017 by the [[Adama Barrow]] administration.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--not stated--> |date=5 July 2017 |title=New CMC For KMC-First Time In The History Of The Gambia Police Force |url=https://fatunetwork.net/new-cmc-kmc-first-time-history-gambia-police-force/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Fatu Network}}</ref> |
The Crime Management Coordinator of KMC is Pateh Bah, {{as of|February 2024}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bah |first=Omar |date=21 February 2024 |title=Police Say Most Crimes Committed by Foreigners |url=https://standard.gm/police-say-most-crimes-committed-by-foreigners/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=The Standard }}</ref> He has held the position since its creation in 2017 by the [[Adama Barrow]] administration.<ref>{{Cite news |last=<!--not stated--> |date=5 July 2017 |title=New CMC For KMC-First Time In The History Of The Gambia Police Force |url=https://fatunetwork.net/new-cmc-kmc-first-time-history-gambia-police-force/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Fatu Network }}</ref> |
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The Law Court Complex in Bundung houses the High Court, the Magistrates Court, and the [[Qadi|Cadi]] Court.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ceesay |first=Landing |date=10 February 2023 |title=Access To Justice: Judiciary Inaugurates New Court Complex In Bundung |url=https://www.kerrfatou.com/access-to-justice-judiciary-inaugurates-new-court-complex-in-bundung/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Kerr Fatou}}</ref> The Kanifing Magistrates Court functions as the Children's Court on Tuesdays and Thursdays, despite the constitution providing for a full-time [[juvenile court]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Foley |first=Edmund Amarkwei |date=1 April 2012 |title=From Old Jeshwang to Kanifing : improving children's access to justice in The Gambia - challenges and prospects |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/EJC120327 |journal=Article 40 |volume=14 |issue=1}}</ref> |
The Law Court Complex in Bundung houses the High Court, the Magistrates Court, and the [[Qadi|Cadi]] Court.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ceesay |first=Landing |date=10 February 2023 |title=Access To Justice: Judiciary Inaugurates New Court Complex In Bundung |url=https://www.kerrfatou.com/access-to-justice-judiciary-inaugurates-new-court-complex-in-bundung/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Kerr Fatou }}</ref> The Kanifing Magistrates Court functions as the Children's Court on Tuesdays and Thursdays, despite the constitution providing for a full-time [[juvenile court]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Foley |first=Edmund Amarkwei |date=1 April 2012 |title=From Old Jeshwang to Kanifing : improving children's access to justice in The Gambia - challenges and prospects |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/EJC120327 |journal=Article 40 |volume=14 |issue=1 }}</ref> |
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==Economy== |
==Economy== |
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Kanifing is the main commercial area of the Gambia,<ref name="Kinteh & Bass">{{Cite journal |last1=Kinteh |first1=Bakary |last2=Bass |first2=Paul |date=2023 |
Kanifing is the main commercial area of the Gambia,<ref name="Kinteh & Bass">{{Cite journal |last1=Kinteh |first1=Bakary |last2=Bass |first2=Paul |date=1 December 2023 |title=Prevalence and factors associated with occupational injuries among building construction workers in the Gambia |url=https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/29/6/500 |journal=[[Injury Prevention (journal)|Injury Prevention]] |language=en |volume=29 |issue=6 |pages=500–505 |doi=10.1136/ip-2023-044958 |issn=1353-8047 |pmid=37549985 |pmc=10715471 }}</ref> and is the district with the highest concentration of industry, hosting a large industrial estate. Most of the Gambia's hotels and coastal resorts lie within the municipality, as does [[Independence Stadium (Bakau)|the national football stadium]]. While government administration is an important component of the economy, 50.8% of the workforce is employed in the private sector. Altogether, 32.5% of workers are in wholesale and retail trade, 13% in manufacturing, and 17.5% in services.<ref name="ODI" /> |
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Of the 251,712 people who are 15 or older, 122,726 are in the [[labor force]], including 108,474 who are |
Of the 251,712 people who are 15 or older, 122,726 are in the [[labor force]], including 108,474 who are employed and 14,252 who are unemployed.<ref name="GBoS 2023" /> The unemployment rate among workers aged 15 to 35 is relatively low for the country, at just 6.5%, although within this age range over 20% of those with higher education are unemployed.<ref name="ODI" /> [[Child labor]] affects 3.5% of children aged 5–11, 9.7% aged 12–14, and 14.6% aged 15–17.<ref name="GBoS 2023" /> |
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Bensouda's government has planned an [[affordable housing]] project to build 8,000 homes.<ref name="Bobb" /> |
Bensouda's government has planned an [[affordable housing]] project to build 8,000 homes.<ref name="Bobb" /> |
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== Infrastructure == |
== Infrastructure == |
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=== Waste management === |
=== Waste management === |
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The [[Local Government Act (the Gambia)]] 2002 gives municipalities the responsibility of [[waste management]]. The Environment and Sanitation Unit (ESU), part of KMC's Directorate of Services, is responsible for waste and other [[environmental health]] issues. The ESU performs daily street cleaning and market waste collection, collects waste from public facilities, and clears illegal dumps. KMC has no official [[waste separation]] or |
The [[Local Government Act (the Gambia)]] 2002 gives municipalities the responsibility of [[waste management]]. The Environment and Sanitation Unit (ESU), part of KMC's Directorate of Services, is responsible for waste and other [[environmental health]] issues. The ESU performs daily street cleaning and market waste collection, collects waste from public facilities, and clears illegal dumps. KMC has no official [[waste separation]] or recycling programmes. KMC spends 25% of its budget on waste management.<ref name="Kumar et al">{{Cite report |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep51222.10 |title=Case study: Kanifing Municipal Council |last1=Kumar |first1=Claire |last2=Bailey-Morley |first2=Anna |date=2022 |publisher=ODI |pages=32–42 |last3=Kargbo |first3=Eugenia |last4=Sanyang |first4=Lamin }}</ref> |
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The [[Bakoteh Dumpsite]] is the largest in the country, collecting all waste in the Greater Banjul Area.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> It was created as part of a defunct mining operation.<ref name="Magoum">{{Cite news |last=Magoum |first=Inès |date= |
The [[Bakoteh Dumpsite]] is the largest in the country, collecting all waste in the Greater Banjul Area.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> It was created as part of a defunct mining operation.<ref name="Magoum">{{Cite news |last=Magoum |first=Inès |date=29 July 2021 |title=GAMBIA: Kanifing to convert organic waste into fertiliser and biomass |url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/gambia-kanifing-to-convert-organic-waste-into-fertiliser-and-biomass/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=Afrik 21 }}</ref> It is overfilled and does not have modern disposal systems. It is located in a dense area, near Bakoteh, Dippa Kunda, and Manjai Kunda. Its environmental impacts include methane fires, water contamination, and odour. The city hires [[bulldozer]]s to transport waste to the dump, but it is sometimes blocked from being waterlogged in the rainy season. Many residents of the area around the dumpsite make a living from informal recycling. KMC has planned to establish a new dumpsite and turn the old one into a [[transfer station (waste management)|transfer station]].<ref name="Kumar et al" /> In 2021, it performed a pilot program to [[compost]] the [[organic waste]] in the dump and convert it to [[biofuel]].<ref name="Magoum" /> |
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The Mbalit project (meaning ''waste'' in Wolof) performs [[Kerbside collection|household waste collection]]. It assigns each ward a [[garbage truck]] that collects waste from each household weekly. It uses a digital ticket system to pay for the service. Informal waste collectors use donkey-drawn carts to collect waste from households not covered.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> |
The Mbalit project (meaning ''waste'' in Wolof) performs [[Kerbside collection|household waste collection]]. It assigns each ward a [[garbage truck]] that collects waste from each household weekly. It uses a digital ticket system to pay for the service. Informal waste collectors use donkey-drawn carts to collect waste from households not covered.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> |
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In 2022, KMC estimated that it had 460 tons of waste per day, of which 57.5% is from households, though this data is imprecise. The city has 370 waste management workers, of which 227 are under the ESU and 143 are under the Mbalit project, {{as of|2022}}.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> |
In 2022, KMC estimated that it had 460 tons of waste per day, of which 57.5% is from households, though this data is imprecise. The city has 370 waste management workers, of which 227 are under the ESU and 143 are under the Mbalit project, {{as of|2022}}.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> |
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Bensouda called waste management his number-one priority as mayor. KMC developed a five-year waste management plan (2017 to 2021) in consultation with the community and the private sector. It focused on public awareness, new [[waste sorting]] strategies, expanded household waste collection, job creation, and partnerships with informal waste management. It created the Mbalit project, the first household waste collection programme in the Gambia.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> With a grant by the [[European Union]], Bensouda launched the Kanifing Environmental Transformation Programme (KETP), which donated waste collection equipment for the initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magoum |first=Inès |date= |
Bensouda called waste management his number-one priority as mayor. KMC developed a five-year waste management plan (2017 to 2021) in consultation with the community and the private sector. It focused on public awareness, new [[waste sorting]] strategies, expanded household waste collection, job creation, and partnerships with informal waste management. It created the Mbalit project, the first household waste collection programme in the Gambia.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> With a grant by the [[European Union]], Bensouda launched the Kanifing Environmental Transformation Programme (KETP), which donated waste collection equipment for the initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magoum |first=Inès |date=24 October 2022 |title=GAMBIA: EU grants €3 million for solid waste management in Kanifing |url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/gambia-eu-grants-e3-million-for-solid-waste-management-in-kanifing/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=Afrik 21 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jaiteh |first=Binta |title=KMC Launches 3 million euros Environmental Transformation Project |date=14 October 2022 |url=https://www.voicegambia.com/2022/10/14/kmc-launches-3-million-euros-environmental-transformation-project/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=The Voice }}</ref> It set up ten communal [[skip bin]]s and reduced the number of illegal dumpsites from 65 to 17. The programme's success improved the government's image.<ref name="Kumar et al" /> |
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=== Transport === |
=== Transport === |
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The [[Gambia Transport Service Company]] has a bus depot in Kanifing. It runs international buses to [[Dakar]] and [[Bissau]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyockeh |first=Abdoulie |date=10 August 2017 |title=GTSC launches new Banjul-Dakar Service |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/gtsc-launches-new-banjul-dakar-service |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyockeh |first=Abdoulie |date=3 April 2017 |title=GTSC launches Gambia-Bissau international transport service |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/gtsc-launches-gambia-bissau-international-transport-service |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]]}}</ref> |
The [[Gambia Transport Service Company]] has a bus depot in Kanifing. It runs international buses to [[Dakar]] and [[Bissau]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyockeh |first=Abdoulie |date=10 August 2017 |title=GTSC launches new Banjul-Dakar Service |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/gtsc-launches-new-banjul-dakar-service |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyockeh |first=Abdoulie |date=3 April 2017 |title=GTSC launches Gambia-Bissau international transport service |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/gtsc-launches-gambia-bissau-international-transport-service |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]] }}</ref> |
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Bensouda's government has planned an [[urban bus]] system with fifty buses and twenty routes.<ref name="Bobb">{{Cite news |last=Bobb |first=Cherno Omar |date=14 October 2022 |title=KMC to introduce urban transport system, housing project |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/kmc-to-introduce-urban-transport-system-housing-project |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]]}}</ref> |
Bensouda's government has planned an [[urban bus]] system with fifty buses and twenty routes.<ref name="Bobb">{{Cite news |last=Bobb |first=Cherno Omar |date=14 October 2022 |title=KMC to introduce urban transport system, housing project |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/kmc-to-introduce-urban-transport-system-housing-project |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Point (the Gambia)|The Point]] }}</ref> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Kanifing has most of the country's tertiary education institutes, including the [[University of The Gambia]], the [[American International University West Africa]], the [[Gambia Technical Training Institute]], and the [[Management Development Institute]].<ref name="Marong" /> |
Kanifing has most of the country's tertiary education institutes, including the [[University of The Gambia]], the [[American International University West Africa]], the [[Gambia Technical Training Institute]], and the [[Management Development Institute]].<ref name="Marong" /> |
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Kanifing's library began construction on 18 August 2022. It will be the first municipal library in the country. It is an initiative of Bensouda and the KETP, with funding from te [[Peterborough City Council]] in England. The project cost 45 million dalasi.<ref name="Marong">{{Cite news |last=Marong |first=Mariama |date=19 August 2022 |title=KMC Mayor Launches D45 Million Modern Library Project |url=https://foroyaa.net/kmc-mayor-launches-d45-million-modern-library-project-%EF%BF%BC/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Foroyaa}}</ref> |
Kanifing's library began construction on 18 August 2022. It will be the first municipal library in the country. It is an initiative of Bensouda and the KETP, with funding from te [[Peterborough City Council]] in England. The project cost 45 million dalasi.<ref name="Marong">{{Cite news |last=Marong |first=Mariama |date=19 August 2022 |title=KMC Mayor Launches D45 Million Modern Library Project |url=https://foroyaa.net/kmc-mayor-launches-d45-million-modern-library-project-%EF%BF%BC/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=Foroyaa }}</ref> |
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== Sport == |
== Sport == |
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The Kanifing Municipal Sports Committee (KM Sport) is one of the Gambia's seven regional sports organisations. Its chairperson, elected from the chairpeople of its constituent district sport committees, represents Kanifing in the [[National Sports Council (the Gambia)|National Sports Council]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Camara |first=Pascal Mamudou |chapter=The Gambia |date=2024 |title=Management of Sport Organizations at the Crossroad of Responsibility and Sustainability |series=Sports Economics, Management and Policy |volume=25 |page=176 |editor-last=Hallmann |editor-first=Kirstin |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-52489-9_15 |access-date= |
The Kanifing Municipal Sports Committee (KM Sport) is one of the Gambia's seven regional sports organisations. Its chairperson, elected from the chairpeople of its constituent district sport committees, represents Kanifing in the [[National Sports Council (the Gambia)|National Sports Council]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Camara |first=Pascal Mamudou |chapter=The Gambia |date=2024 |title=Management of Sport Organizations at the Crossroad of Responsibility and Sustainability |series=Sports Economics, Management and Policy |volume=25 |page=176 |editor-last=Hallmann |editor-first=Kirstin |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-52489-9_15 |access-date=28 August 2024 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer Nature Switzerland |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-52489-9_15 |isbn=978-3-031-52488-2 |editor2-last=Heikkinen |editor2-first=Suvi |editor3-last=Vehmas |editor3-first=Hanna }}</ref> |
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== Sister cities == |
== Sister cities == |
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Kanifing is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Twinning |url=http://kanifing.gm/twinning-3/ |publisher=Kanifing Municipal Council |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> |
Kanifing is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Twinning |url=http://kanifing.gm/twinning-3/ |publisher=Kanifing Municipal Council |access-date=8 January 2023 }}</ref> |
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*{{flagicon|US}} [[Madison, Wisconsin]], United States |
* {{flagicon|US}} [[Madison, Wisconsin]], United States |
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*{{flagicon|US}} [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States<ref>{{cite web|last=Branston|first=John|title=Memphis' Sister Cities|website=Memphis Flyer|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis-sister-cities|date= |
* {{flagicon|US}} [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States<ref>{{cite web |last=Branston |first=John |title=Memphis' Sister Cities |website=Memphis Flyer |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis-sister-cities |date=10 July 2006 |access-date=9 October 2024 }}</ref> |
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*{{flagicon|Senegal}} {{ill|Mbao|fr}}, Senegal |
* {{flagicon|Senegal}} {{ill|Mbao|fr}}, Senegal |
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Madison has provided funding for Kanifing's garbage trucks and its public library.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garton |first=Nicholas |date=24 October 2019 |title=Madison to help build first public library in Gambian sister city Kanifing |url=https://captimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-to-help-build-first-public-library-in-gambian-sister-city-kanifing/article_0313444f-08a1-5701-a17a-a4a0906d5361.html |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Capital Times]]}}</ref> |
Madison has provided funding for Kanifing's garbage trucks and its public library.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garton |first=Nicholas |date=24 October 2019 |title=Madison to help build first public library in Gambian sister city Kanifing |url=https://captimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-to-help-build-first-public-library-in-gambian-sister-city-kanifing/article_0313444f-08a1-5701-a17a-a4a0906d5361.html |access-date=28 August 2024 |work=[[The Capital Times]] }}</ref> |
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==External websites== |
==External websites== |
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*[http://kanifing.gm/ Government of Kanifing] |
* [http://kanifing.gm/ Government of Kanifing] |
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Revision as of 04:34, 10 October 2024
Kanifing | |
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Urban municipality | |
Clockwise from top left: Serekunda city centre, Kololi beach, Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool, market in Bakau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Kanifing Local Government Area in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°26′51″N 16°40′21″W / 13.44750°N 16.67250°W | |
| Country | The Gambia |
| Local government area | Kanifing |
| District | Kanifing |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Body | Kanifing Municipal Council |
| • Lord Mayor | Talib Ahmed Bensouda (United Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 75.5 km2 (29.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
| • Total | 382,096 |
| • Estimate (2023)[2] | 391,270 |
| Website | http://kanifing.gm/ |
Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul. It is governed by the Kanifing Municipal Council.
Kanifing is one of the country's most densely populated places and its most populated district. Its population expanded in the post-colonial era. It has received many migrants from the rest of the Gambia and abroad. It has large populations of many ethnicities.
Kanifing is the economic center of the Gambia. Serekunda is the country's largest population center. Tourism is a major industry. There are several higher education institutes, including the University of the Gambia.
History
Sayerr Jobe founded Serekunda, the first settlement in the forested area, in the nineteenth century. He helped establish other settlements in Kanifing, including Bundung and Ebo Town.[3]
In 1840, France ceded a 40-square-kilometer area called British Kombo, later renamed Kombo St. Mary. It annexed another French cession in 1853. It was part of the Gambia Colony. The Protectorate Ordinances, passed between 1894 and 1902, transferred it to the administration of the Gambia Protectorate. It returned to the Colony in 1946.[4]: 6–7 The local government area (LGA) of Kombo St. Mary was created in the 1960s from part of the Brikama LGA. It was the eighth LGA to be established.[4]: 7–8 The Kombo Rural Authority was renamed the Kanifing Urban District Council in 1974 and the Kanifing Municipal Council in 1991.[5]
Kanifing grew significantly in the post-colonial era. This was largely caused by immigration from nearby countries; in 1993, foreign nationals made up 20% of the population of the LGA. Kanifing's growth led to the country's urbanisation rate to increase from 23% in 1973 to 37% in 1993.[4]: 9 This expansion led to higher property values and foreign investment.[6]
Geography
Kanifing is one of the eight local government areas of the Gambia. It is the only one that contains only one district.[7]
Kanifing has a land area of 75.5 square kilometers.[8] It lies immediately west of the capital city Banjul, with this joint conurbation known as the Greater Banjul Area.[5] Serekunda, the country's largest urban area, is in Kanifing.[9]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 12,208 | — |
| 1973 | 39,404 | +222.8% |
| 1983 | 101,504 | +157.6% |
| 1993 | 228,214 | +124.8% |
| 2013 | 377,134 | +65.3% |
| Source: [4]: 9 | ||
Kanifing Municipality has a population of 377,134, as of the 2013 census.[7] This makes it the country's most populated district, as well as the most densely populated.[5]
The 2023 population estimate is 391,270. The sex ratio is 1:1. The mean household size is 6.7. There are 40,367 people (11.63% of the population) in poverty, 3,340 (1.0%) in extreme poverty, and 117,648 (33.9%) in food poverty.[2]
The predominantly rural Mandinka people moved to cities in the post-colonial era. Kanifing's share of the Gambia's Mandinka population increased from 3% in 1963 to 16% in 1993.[4]: 15 In 1993, Kanifing had about one-third of the country's Jola people, about one-quarter of Serahuli people, nearly one-third of Serer people, and the majority of Aku people.[4]: 18–21 It had nearly half of the country's Christians.[4]: 26
The population has grown through both internal migration and immigration, being home in 2013 to 30% of the country's immigrants and 35% of the country's internal migrants. The total number of immigrants was 33,790, of which 34% were from Senegal and 25% were from Guinea.[5]
In Kanifing and Banjul, the Wolof language is spoken as a lingua franca in multi-ethnic groups, rather than Mandinka as in the rest of the country.[10]
Settlements
Kanifing has nineteen settlements:
| Settlement | Population | ||
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| 2013[7] | 2003[11] | 1993[12] | |
| Abuko | 15811 | 8958 | 4345 |
| Bakau New Town | 25265 | 31600 | 26687 |
| Bakau Wasulun | 3545 | 1312 | 2195 |
| Bakoteh | 16924 | 17161 | 6594 |
| Bundungka Kunda | 55360 | 51869 | 41369 |
| Dippa Kunda | 17654 | 14965 | 15081 |
| Ebo Town | 22789 | 18363 | 2563 |
| Faji Kunda | 38121 | 23969 | 12744 |
| Kololi | 7257 | 5498 | 4416 |
| Kotu | 16358 | 11844 | 4419 |
| Kanifing | 14296 | — | — |
| Pipeline | 4317 | — | — |
| Latri Kunda German | 19765 | 24045 | 22902 |
| Latri Kunda Sabiji | 15619 | 14939 | 11289 |
| Manjai Kunda | 18601 | 14372 | 4800 |
| New Jeshwang | 17394 | 17023 | 21656 |
| Old Jeshwang | 7552 | 13319 | 8480 |
| Serekunda | 19944 | 19292 | 18901 |
| Talinding | 40562 | 34206 | 19773 |
Administration
Administrative divisions
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) is led by the Lord Mayor of Kanifing, who has administrative duties. Ward councilors manage social and economic duties.[13] KMC is divided into eighteen wards: Abuko, Bakau New Town, Bakoteh, Bantaba Bore Hole, Bartez, Bundung Six Junction, Dippa Kunda, Fajikunda, Kanifing, Kololi, Latrikunda Sabiji, London Corner, Manjai Kotu, New Jeshwang/Ebo Town, Old Bakau/Cape Point, Old Jeshwang, Tallinding North, and Tallinding South.[14] It is further divided into seventy-four sub-wards, each led by a sub-ward chairman.[15]
The municipality has seven parliamentary constituencies: Serekunda East, Serekunda West, Serekunda Central, Jeshwang, Bakau, Latrikunda Sabiji, and Tallinding.[15]
Government
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, a member of the United Democratic Party, was elected Lord Mayor of Kanifing in the 2018 election.[16][17] He was reelected in the 2023 election.[16] He is the son of lawyer Amie Bensouda.[18] He succeeded Yankuba Colley as Lord Mayor.[19]
The Deputy Mayor of KMC is Binta Janneh Jallow. She is the first woman to hold the position. She was appointed in July 2021 to replace Pa Musa Bah, who had resigned. She was previously the ward councilor of Bakau New Town.[20]
The Crime Management Coordinator of KMC is Pateh Bah, As of February 2024[update].[21] He has held the position since its creation in 2017 by the Adama Barrow administration.[22]
The Law Court Complex in Bundung houses the High Court, the Magistrates Court, and the Cadi Court.[23] The Kanifing Magistrates Court functions as the Children's Court on Tuesdays and Thursdays, despite the constitution providing for a full-time juvenile court.[24]
Economy
Kanifing is the main commercial area of the Gambia,[13] and is the district with the highest concentration of industry, hosting a large industrial estate. Most of the Gambia's hotels and coastal resorts lie within the municipality, as does the national football stadium. While government administration is an important component of the economy, 50.8% of the workforce is employed in the private sector. Altogether, 32.5% of workers are in wholesale and retail trade, 13% in manufacturing, and 17.5% in services.[5]
Of the 251,712 people who are 15 or older, 122,726 are in the labor force, including 108,474 who are employed and 14,252 who are unemployed.[2] The unemployment rate among workers aged 15 to 35 is relatively low for the country, at just 6.5%, although within this age range over 20% of those with higher education are unemployed.[5] Child labor affects 3.5% of children aged 5–11, 9.7% aged 12–14, and 14.6% aged 15–17.[2]
Bensouda's government has planned an affordable housing project to build 8,000 homes.[25]
Infrastructure
Waste management
The Local Government Act (the Gambia) 2002 gives municipalities the responsibility of waste management. The Environment and Sanitation Unit (ESU), part of KMC's Directorate of Services, is responsible for waste and other environmental health issues. The ESU performs daily street cleaning and market waste collection, collects waste from public facilities, and clears illegal dumps. KMC has no official waste separation or recycling programmes. KMC spends 25% of its budget on waste management.[26]
The Bakoteh Dumpsite is the largest in the country, collecting all waste in the Greater Banjul Area.[26] It was created as part of a defunct mining operation.[27] It is overfilled and does not have modern disposal systems. It is located in a dense area, near Bakoteh, Dippa Kunda, and Manjai Kunda. Its environmental impacts include methane fires, water contamination, and odour. The city hires bulldozers to transport waste to the dump, but it is sometimes blocked from being waterlogged in the rainy season. Many residents of the area around the dumpsite make a living from informal recycling. KMC has planned to establish a new dumpsite and turn the old one into a transfer station.[26] In 2021, it performed a pilot program to compost the organic waste in the dump and convert it to biofuel.[27]
The Mbalit project (meaning waste in Wolof) performs household waste collection. It assigns each ward a garbage truck that collects waste from each household weekly. It uses a digital ticket system to pay for the service. Informal waste collectors use donkey-drawn carts to collect waste from households not covered.[26]
In 2022, KMC estimated that it had 460 tons of waste per day, of which 57.5% is from households, though this data is imprecise. The city has 370 waste management workers, of which 227 are under the ESU and 143 are under the Mbalit project, As of 2022[update].[26]
Bensouda called waste management his number-one priority as mayor. KMC developed a five-year waste management plan (2017 to 2021) in consultation with the community and the private sector. It focused on public awareness, new waste sorting strategies, expanded household waste collection, job creation, and partnerships with informal waste management. It created the Mbalit project, the first household waste collection programme in the Gambia.[26] With a grant by the European Union, Bensouda launched the Kanifing Environmental Transformation Programme (KETP), which donated waste collection equipment for the initiative.[28][29] It set up ten communal skip bins and reduced the number of illegal dumpsites from 65 to 17. The programme's success improved the government's image.[26]
Transport
The Gambia Transport Service Company has a bus depot in Kanifing. It runs international buses to Dakar and Bissau.[30][31]
Bensouda's government has planned an urban bus system with fifty buses and twenty routes.[25]
Education
Kanifing has most of the country's tertiary education institutes, including the University of The Gambia, the American International University West Africa, the Gambia Technical Training Institute, and the Management Development Institute.[32]
Kanifing's library began construction on 18 August 2022. It will be the first municipal library in the country. It is an initiative of Bensouda and the KETP, with funding from te Peterborough City Council in England. The project cost 45 million dalasi.[32]
Sport
The Kanifing Municipal Sports Committee (KM Sport) is one of the Gambia's seven regional sports organisations. Its chairperson, elected from the chairpeople of its constituent district sport committees, represents Kanifing in the National Sports Council.[33]
Sister cities
Madison, Wisconsin, United States- Memphis, Tennessee, United States[35]
Mbao, Senegal
Madison has provided funding for Kanifing's garbage trucks and its public library.[36]
External websites
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