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Coordinates : 13°24′N 13°53′W / 13.400°N 13.883°W / 13.400; -13.883 Fatoto is a small town in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River . It is located in Kantora District in the Upper...

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Coordinates: 13°24′N13°53′W / 13.400°N 13.883°W / 13.400; -13.883

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 had an estimated population of 1,685.[1]

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]

Climate

The road on the north bank across from Fatoto in 2000, before the road was paved and the bridge built.

References

  1. ↑"Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  2. ↑Fanneh, Malang (2020). "The Nature and Impact of British Involvement in Legume and Grains Trade in the Gambia, 1830-1965". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 29: 165–194. ISSN 0018-2540.
  3. ↑Ma, Jianchun (13 October 2021). "Building the Friendship Bridges towards a Shared Future of China and The Gambia". The Point. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ↑"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Fatoto". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 4 January 2024.