administrative territorial entity of the Gambia
Let an agent explain administrative divisions of The Gambia, relay local government areas, regions, districts and history from official and geographic sources, describe the named units, and distinguish them from constituencies, statistical enumeration areas and colonial-era divisions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain administrative divisions of The Gambia, relay local government areas, regions, districts and history from official and geographic sources, describe the named units, and distinguish them from constituencies, statistical enumeration areas and colonial-era divisions.
A unit of the administrative divisions of The Gambia, which is divided for local government into eight local government areas, the cities or municipalities of Banjul and Kanifing and six regions or former divisions, such as West Coast, North Bank, Lower River, Central River and Upper River, which are further divided into districts headed traditionally by chiefs called seyfolu; the older term division was replaced by region in the 2000s. Current structures and names should be checked against current official sources.
What it is for: Administering territory in The Gambia.
It can be explain the structure; relay history of divisions and regions; describe named units; distinguish related divisions.
Distinguishing features
Riverine geography
Regions and municipalities
District chiefs
Name changes from division to region
What it looks like
Not a physical object; shown on administrative maps along the Gambia River.
Physical character
local government areas: 8 count - check current
Local Government Act: 2002 year
district heads: seyfolu note - traditional chiefs
How it is recognised
Administrative division of The Gambia
Region of the Gambia, district of the Gambia, divisions of Gambia, local government area
Constituencies elect National Assembly members; enumeration areas are statistical; colonial divisions predate independence
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is part of -
includes -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
cities and municipalities
regions
districts
local government areas
Standards and regulation
Local Government Act 2002
Constitution of The Gambia
ISO 3166-2:GM
Failure modes and hazards
Stale names and counts
Confusing regions and LGAs
Confusing with Senegal divisions
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Gambian administrative units.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What are the administrative divisions of The Gambia, and how do they differ from constituencies, enumeration areas and colonial divisions? definition
- Is the question about a place, governance or history? boundary
Units
Named units.
Units
Units.
- What are regions, districts, former divisions and local government areas? definition
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Structure Structure.
Regulation.
LGAs
Local government areas.
LGAs
LGAs.
- How are local government areas and councils organised? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Districts
Districts and chiefs.
Districts
Districts.
- What role do district chiefs play today? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Sources.
Colonial
Colonial divisions.
Colonial
Colonial.
- How did British colonial administration divide the Gambia? provenance
- Which entry fits Gambia Colony and Protectorate? action
Renaming
Division to region.
Renaming
Renaming.
- Why were divisions renamed regions? provenance
- Which entry fits regions of the Gambia? action
Context Geography.
Context.
River
Gambia River.
River
River.
- How does the Gambia River shape settlement and administration? provenance
- Which entry fits Gambia River? action
Current
Current structure.
Current
Current.
- What is the current official structure, checked against government sources? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each region be a separate entry?
- How should official sources be linked and kept current?
- Should traditional chieftaincy be documented?