Essau

Essau
Essau
Town
	Essau Location in the Gambia
	Coordinates: 13°28′42″N 16°31′01″W / 13.47833°N 16.51694°W
Country	The Gambia
Division	North Bank Division
District	Lower Niumi
Elevation	37 ft (11 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	14,560 (est.)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (GMT)

Essau is a small town in north-western Gambia. It is located in Lower Niumi District in the North Bank Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 6,670.

Notable people

Edrissa Sonko

Mustapha Marong, former Attorney General
Alhaji Mafoday Sonko, former Member of Parliament
Nfamara Bintou Sonko, former Colonial Chief
Lang Sally Sonko former Colonial Chief
Burungai Sonko, king of Barra/Niumi, fought the 1831 war against King George IV).
Mansa Maranta Sonko, last king of Niumi

References

↑ "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.^{[dead link]}

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[1] "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.^{[dead link]}

Essau
Town
Essau Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°28′42″N 16°31′01″W / 13.47833°N 16.51694°W / 13.47833; -16.51694
Country	The Gambia
Division	North Bank Division
District	Lower Niumi
Elevation	37 ft (11 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	14,560 (est.)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (GMT)