Serekunda
in City of Banjul, Gambia
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Banjul International Airport (7 mi) -
Kaolack Airport (64 mi) - Ziguinchor Airport (67 mi)
- Cap Skirring Airport (71 mi)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (105 mi)
- Kolda North Airport (121 mi)
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Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (127 mi) - Bubaque Airport (159 mi)
- Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Saloum Delta (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Island of Gorée (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 13.443 and -16.681 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 13° 26' 33" and W -16° 40' 53"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dalasi - GMD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Wolof, Fulah
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:30 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Banjul
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:09 am and 6:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -10.885 and 162.445 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Raghapu - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Gambia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Gambia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Serekunda
Serekunda in City of Banjul is a town located in Gambia a little west of Banjul, the country's capital place.
Time in Serekunda is now 03:30 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Banjul with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Serekunda, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Gambia is Banjul International Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Gambia is Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites in a distance of 70 mi (or 113 km), East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Banjul, Brikama, Kerewan, Fatick and Kaolack. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 61% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 2% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kololi Beach Club
Seafront Residence
Sand Beach Hotel
Roc Heights Lodge
Oasis Relax Lodge
Lemon Creek Hotel Resort
Hibiscus House
Holiday Beach Club Hotel
OCEAN BAY HOTEL AND RESORT-BAKAU
GOLDEN BEACH HOTEL
Videos from this area
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have a break: one-day trip to the Senegal in march 2009
on our trip by jeep to the Senegal, we had a drinking break on the so called smugglers-road between the Senegal and the Gambia. It was a very narrow, sandy road on which you could only drive...
Tanjeh Tye n Dye
This is one of three parts of a video made for the Tanjeh villiage museum as a classroom teaching aid aimed at keeping local skills and traditions alive. The Village museum is run by Abdoulie...
Tafsirul Quran By Imam Masohna Kah Kanifing
London Corner School, Serrekunda, The Gambia
An impression of the London Corner School in Serrekunda, The Gambia. Children of this school are sponsored by the Yamah Youth Foundation: www.yamahyouth.com.
Gambia dans ..... uit je dak.
Gambia mijn eerste kennismaking met de DANS.
Nathaniel Fatty Miracle Video NEEM CREAM (director's cut)
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DISCOVERING TRUTH - Vision-Killing Attitudes - 1
a weekly down-to-earth, practical biblical teaching on Gambian National Television, by Pastor Forbes of ABIDING WORD MINISTRIES, popularly known as "the nation's pastor". DISCOVERING TRUTH.
crocodilepool.MOV
gambia crocodile pool in bakau.
Volunteer Remarks @ Swearing In 4 Sept 09
After new Education Peace Corps Volunteers were sworn in at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Fajara, new volunteers Katie Hofstetter & Stephen St. John delivered an address in Mandinka, ...
TabaStone - Nabou
Recorded in YaganaWorld Studio, may 2009.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Serekunda
Serrekunda is the largest city in the Gambia, lying southwest of Banjul. Its population as of 2006, was 335,733 people. Although Banjul is the Gambian capital, it is on an island, making further growth difficult and channeling much of the growth to Serekunda. Serrekunda is known for its market, its silk cotton tree and its wrestling arena. The town's suburbs include Kanifing, Latrikunda, Sukuta and London Corner, and the town flows into the seaside resorts of Bakau, Fajara and Kotu.
Kanifing District
Kanifing is a city in the Banjul Division of the Gambia. It is located near Serrekunda, the largest city in the country. Kanifing is the larger of the two districts in Banjul Division.
Kanifing LGA
Kanifing is one of eight Local Government Areas in the Gambia.
Sukuta
Sukuta is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. It had a population of 16,667 as of the 1993 census.
Independence Stadium (Bakau)
Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for music concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people.
The Daily Observer
The Daily Observer is a newspaper published in Bakau in Banjul, the Gambia. The paper, Gambia's first daily newspaper, was founded by Kenneth Best in 1990. Best had previously managed another paper called the Daily Observer in Liberia, until the First Liberian Civil War caused him to relocate with his family to the Gambia. In October 1994, following Yahya Jammeh's military coup, Best was expelled from Gambia, although the newspaper was allowed to continue.
The Gambia–United States relations
Gambian–American relations are bilateral relations between the Gambia and the United States.
University of the Gambia
The University of the Gambia (UTG) is an institution of higher education located in Sere Kunda, the largest city in the Gambia.
These districts belong to Serekunda.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Serekunda.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Jeswang, Serekunda
