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Bakang Destination Guide
Discover Bakang in Gambia
Bakang in the region of North Bank with its 458 habitants is a place located in Gambia - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) East of Banjul , the country's capital .
Local time in Bakang is now 06:08 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Banjul " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda, Kaolack, and Dakar. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziguinchor . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bakang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Gambia - Paradise Beach
PMMedia1: Wer eine Reise in das kleine westafrikanische Land Gambia unternimmt, sollte eine Exkursion durchs Landesinnere nicht versäumen. Bei Sanyang erreichen wir die Küste des Atlantischen Ozeans. ..
Gambia - Lamin Lodge
PMMedia1: Auf unserer Exkursion durch Gambia machen wir in der Lamin Lodge Rast. Sie liegt ganz idyllisch am Ufer des Lamin Bolong. Der verwinkelte Bau über drei Etagen besteht vollkommen aus Naturmat ..
Groundnut.m4v
This is the final version of a documentary I made, centered around the groundnut, in Toto Bah Village. I served as an agroforestry extensionist with the Peace Corps there way back when ..
Groundnut.m4v
This is the first version. Please see the newer film posted above. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Jokadu
Jokadu is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of the Gambia. Families living in the Jokadu district of the Gambia are amongst the poorest in Africa. A project is underway to build a health clinic in the village of Bakang. The nearest medical help is a 4 hour journey from Bakang by donkey cart. This means there are many fatalities, due to the time lapse before appropriate treatment can be administered.
Located at 13.53 -16.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Kerewan
Kerewan is a town in the Gambia, Build by Mamadi Safiyatu Fatty some 400 years ago. Located beside the Miniminiyang Bolong, about 60 km from the capital Banjul. It is the Administrative headquarter of the North Bank Division. Kerewan is the birthplace of Kitabu Kassama of University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. Kerewan has the following areas: Dinkareh, Banta SU, Korosumang and Area Council. Dinkareh used to have a very good soccer team called Cannon.
Located at 13.50 -16.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Marike Forest Park
Marike Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 174 hectares.
Located at 13.47 -16.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Kasaywa Forest Park
Kasaywa Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. It covers 202 hectares.
Located at 13.51 -16.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Lower Baddibu
Lower Baddibu is one of the six districts of the North Bank Division of the Gambia.
Located at 13.50 -16.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.