Upper Baddibu

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Upper Baddibu
District
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Location within North Bank Division
Coordinates: 13°34′N15°36′W / 13.567°N 15.600°W / 13.567; -15.600
Country The Gambia
Division North Bank Division

Upper Baddibu was one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of The Gambia. Its main town was Farafenni. The North Bank Division is now the Kerewan Local Government Area, and the former Upper Baddibu District is now divided into an Illiasa District and a Sabach Sanjal District. Its population in the 2003 census, prior to division, was 55,370. [1]

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Jokadu

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Lower Niumi

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References

  1. "Population and Housing Census of Gambia, 2013 - Gambia Data Portal". gambia.opendataforafrica.org. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

Coordinates: 13°33′N15°40′W / 13.550°N 15.667°W / 13.550; -15.667