Local government areas of the Gambia

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The Gambia is divided into eight local government areas. They are: [1]

  1. Banjul
  2. Basse
  3. Brikama
  4. Janjanbureh
  5. Kanifing
  6. Kerewan
  7. Kuntaur
  8. Mansakonko

Brikama is the fastest growing LGA in Gambia as of 2024. [2]

Sexual and reproductive health education is supposed to be handled by LGAs, but they do it poorly. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. ↑ The Gambia Census on 1 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Sagnia, Phebian IG; Gharoro, Etadafe P; Isara, Alphonsus R (4 November 2020). "Adolescent–parent communication on sexual and reproductive health issues amongst secondary school students in Western Region 1 of The Gambia". Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 12 (1): e1 –e7. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2437. PMC   7669991 . PMID   33181882.


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