Serekunda

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

Serekunda
City
Downtown Serekunda
Serekunda Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°26′N 16°40′W / 13.433°N 16.667°W / 13.433; -16.667
Country	Gambia
Division	Kanifing
Founded by	Sayerr Jobe
Named for	Founder
Population  (2021)
• Total	340,000
Time zone	0 GMT

Serekunda was founded in the second half of the 19th century by Sayerr Jobe, a Wolof man originally from Koki in the Kingdom of Cayor, in what is now northern Senegal. At the time Sukuta was the only nearby settlement, and the area was a thick forest. The name 'Serekunda' is a corruption of 'Sayerr Kunda', meaning 'the home of Sayerr's family'.

The following districts form part of Serekunda:

1. Bakoteh
2. Bunungka Kunda
3. Dippa Kunda
4. Eboe Town
5. Faji Kunda
6. London Corner
7. New Jeshwang
8. Old Jeshwang
9. Kololi
10. Kotu
11. Latri Kunda
12. Latri Kunda Sabiji
13. Manjai Kunda
14. Serekunda District
15. Talinding Kunjang
16. Churchill's Town

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