Gunjur is a small coastal town in south-western Gambia. It is located in Kombo South District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 17,520.[1]
The economy of Gunjur primarily relies on fishing, agriculture, and tourism. Fishing is a significant livelihood for many residents, and the town's access to the Atlantic Ocean supports a thriving fishing industry. Agriculture includes farming activities, with crops like groundnuts, millet, and rice being cultivated in the surrounding areas. The town also benefits from the tourism industry, with visitors attracted to its serene coastal setting and cultural richness.
Climateedit
Gunjur has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with no rainfall from November to May and heavy to very heavy rainfall from June to October.
gunjur, small, coastal, town, south, western, gambia, located, kombo, south, district, western, division, 2009, estimated, population, location, gambiacoordinates, 767country, gambiadivisionwestern, divisiondistrictkombo, southpopulation, 2009, total17, econom. Gunjur is a small coastal town in south western Gambia It is located in Kombo South District in the Western Division As of 2009 it has an estimated population of 17 520 1 GunjurGunjurLocation in the GambiaCoordinates 13 11 N 16 46 W 13 183 N 16 767 W 13 183 16 767Country The GambiaDivisionWestern DivisionDistrictKombo SouthPopulation 2009 Total17 520 est Economy editThe economy of Gunjur primarily relies on fishing agriculture and tourism Fishing is a significant livelihood for many residents and the town s access to the Atlantic Ocean supports a thriving fishing industry Agriculture includes farming activities with crops like groundnuts millet and rice being cultivated in the surrounding areas The town also benefits from the tourism industry with visitors attracted to its serene coastal setting and cultural richness Climate editGunjur has a tropical savanna climate Aw with no rainfall from November to May and heavy to very heavy rainfall from June to October Climate data for Gunjur Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 31 5 88 7 32 8 91 0 33 6 92 5 32 5 90 5 31 7 89 1 31 5 88 7 30 3 86 5 29 8 85 6 30 3 86 5 31 6 88 9 32 2 90 0 31 0 87 8 31 6 88 8 Daily mean C F 23 5 74 3 24 4 75 9 25 5 77 9 25 5 77 9 26 0 78 8 27 0 80 6 26 8 80 2 26 3 79 3 26 4 79 5 26 9 80 4 25 8 78 4 23 6 74 5 25 6 78 1 Mean daily minimum C F 15 5 59 9 16 0 60 8 17 5 63 5 18 6 65 5 20 4 68 7 22 5 72 5 23 3 73 9 22 9 73 2 22 6 72 7 22 2 72 0 19 5 67 1 16 2 61 2 19 8 67 6 Average rainfall mm inches 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 65 2 6 234 9 2 383 15 1 260 10 2 77 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 024 40 3 Source Climate Data org 2 References edit Gambia largest cities and towns and statistics of their population World Gazetteer Retrieved January 3 2009 dead link Climate Gunjur Climate Data org Retrieved August 6 2020 nbsp This Gambian location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gunjur amp oldid 1180912266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
