Fatoto
Fatoto is a small town in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Kantora District in the Upper River Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 1,685.[1]
Fatoto | |
|---|---|
 On the Gambia River | |
  Fatoto Location in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°24′N 13°53′W | |
| Country |  The Gambia |
| Division | Upper River Division |
| District | Kantora |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,685 (est.) |
Fatoto was a major market town in the Upper River Region by at least 1921, attracting business from neighboring Senegal.[2]
A bridge over the Gambia river, funded by the Chinese government, opened in October 2021.[3]
The road on the north bank across from Fatoto in 2000, before the road was paved and the bridge built.
References
- "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- Fanneh, Malang. “THE NATURE AND IMPACT OF BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN LEGUME AND GRAINS TRADE IN THE GAMBIA, 1830-1965.” Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, vol. 29, 2020, pp. 181. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48636361. Accessed 9 June 2023.
- Ma, Jianchun (13 Oct 2021). "Building the Friendship Bridges towards a Shared Future of China and The Gambia". The Point. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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