Brikama | |
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 Nyambai Road | |
| Nickname: Satey Ba | |
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  Brikama Location in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°16′N 16°39′W / 13.267°N 16.650°W | |
| Country | The Gambia |
| Division | Brikama Local Government Area |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 77,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Brikama is one of the largest cities in the Gambia. It is also called 'Satey Ba' by the locals, meaning "big town". It lies southwest of the country's capital, Banjul. Brikama is the headquarters of the Brikama Local Government Area (formerly the Western Division), and is the largest city in the region containing over twenty five wards with a population of over 100,000. As per the 2013 census, the population of Brikama LGA is 730,895.[2]
- ^ "Population of Cities in Gambia (2021)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Distribution of Population by Gender and LGA". GBoS. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2022.