Banjul is Gambia’s capital and is located on St. Mary's Island, near
the mouth of the Gambia River.
The city was founded in 1816 as a settlement for freed slaves and, until 1973,
it was known as Bathurst.
In 1898 Banjul became the capital of the British protectorate of Gambia and
remained the capital after independence in 1965.
Banjul is Gambia's major commercial and transportation centre and also the administrative
city of the country and seat of government.
Almost half of the city's population is Wolof, but the Aku, descendants of freed
slaves, Malinke (Mandingo, Mandinka), Mauritanian, and Lebanese communities
are significant minorities.
Gambia's international airport is at Yundum, 18 miles (30 km) southwest.
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