Serekunda

Serekunda
Serekunda Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°26′N 16°40′W / 13.433°N 16.667°W
Country	The Gambia
Division	Banjul
Population [1]
• Total	~ 337,000

Serekunda (Arabic: سيريكوندا‎‎, sometimes spelled Serrekunda) is the largest urban centre in The Gambia.^[2]

It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of the capital, Banjul,^[3] and is formed of nine villages which have grown together into a larger urban area.

Serekunda means "home of the Sayer [or Sayerr] family" and is named after its founder, Sayerr Jobe.^[3]

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  Mosque on Bundung Highway

References

1. "Gambia town information".
2. "Introducing Serekunda & the Atlantic Coast". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
3. "Serrekunda Town, Gambia". Access Gambia. Retrieved 2015-07-15.

External links

• Hotels, Photos and Maps for Serekunda

Coordinates: 13°26′N 16°40′W / 13.433°N 16.667°W