Baja Kunda

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Baja Kunda
Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°28′N14°3′W / 13.467°N 14.050°W / 13.467; -14.050
CountryFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Division Upper River Division
District Wuli
Population
 (2016)
  Total7,924
  Ethnicities
Serahule
  Religions
Islam

Baja Kunda is a town in eastern Gambia. It is located in Wuli East District in the Upper River Division. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 5,924. [1] Located just south of the north bank highway, Baja Kunda boasts an elementary, secondary, and senior secondary school as well as the main health center in the Wuli East district. [2]

Baja Kunda was originally founded by Sarahule immigrant warriors, likely in the early 19th century. The Mansa of the Kingdom of Wuli asked them to leave, however, for fear that the noble newcomers, accustomed to being rulers, would take advantage of the proximity of European traders in Fattatenda to purchase weapons and seize power for themselves. [3]

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References

  1. World Gazetteer [ dead link ], Retrieved on August 20, 2008
  2. Jawneh, Nfamara (14 Nov 2008). "Multi Million Euro Boost for Baja Kunda Health Centre". The Point. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. Galloway, Winifred (1975). A History of Wuli from the Thirteenth to the Nineteenth Century (History PhD). University of Indiana. p. 162.