Bansang

Bansang
Bansang is located in The Gambia
Bansang
Bansang
Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°26′N 14°39′W / 13.433°N 14.650°W / 13.433; -14.650
CountryThe Gambia
DivisionCentral River Division
DistrictFulladu West
Founded1262
Re-settled1920s
Population
 (2012)
 • Total8,843
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Bansang is a town in the Central River Division of the Gambia, with a population of 8,843 (2012). Although the official government center of the Division is located in Janjanbureh downstream, Bansang has better access to the more affluent coastal region of the country, and is sometimes considered the unofficial "upcountry" economic capital.[dubiousdiscuss]

The town is a market for peanuts, rice and fish.[1]

  1. ^ Bansang, Encyclopædia Britannica online. Retrieved 2012-04-30.