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Banjul, capital of Gambia: facts and figures
Banjul is the capital of Gambia. It has about 440,000 residents, which makes it the 139th most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 2 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Dakar, 171 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Gambia |
| Continent | Africa |
| City population | 440,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 139th of 172 |
| Elevation | 2 m |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Time zone | Africa/Banjul |
| Coordinates | 13.45° N, 16.58° W |
| Country population | 2,822,093 residents |
| Country GDP | 2.6 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $919 |
| Life expectancy | 66.1 years |
| Internet users | 49.5 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Banjul averages 25.6 °C from December to February and 26.8 °C from June to August. May is the coldest month of the year and October the warmest, and the city receives 724 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 25.3 °C |
| February | 25.5 °C |
| March | 24.9 °C |
| April | 24.9 °C |
| May | 24.7 °C |
| June | 26.4 °C |
| July | 27.2 °C |
| August | 26.9 °C |
| September | 27.2 °C |
| October | 28.4 °C |
| November | 28.2 °C |
| December | 26.0 °C |
What makes it stand out
- Elevation: 2nd lowest-lying capital in Africa (2 m).
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Dakar is the closest capital to Banjul.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dakar | Senegal | 171 km |
| Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 206 km |
| Nouakchott | Mauritania | 519 km |
| Conakry | Guinea | 535 km |
| Freetown | Sierra Leone | 663 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Banjul is the capital of Gambia, in Africa, with about 440,000 residents, averaging 25.6 °C from December to February and 26.8 °C from June to August.
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What is the capital of Gambia?
Banjul is the capital of Gambia. It has about 440,000 residents and lies in Africa.
How many people live in Banjul?
About 440,000, which ranks Banjul 139th of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Banjul?
Banjul averages 25.6 °C from December to February and 26.8 °C from June to August, with 724 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Banjul?
GDP per capita in the country is $919, the latest year the World Bank reports.
Keep learning
- Dakar, capital of Senegal: facts and figures
Dakar is the capital of Senegal: 3,100,000 residents, 35 m above sea level, 23.2 °C from December to February and 26.2 °C from June to August. Key figures and sources.
- Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau: facts and figures
Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau: 490,000 residents, 22 m above sea level, 26.5 °C from December to February and 26.7 °C from June to August.
- Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania: facts and figures
Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania: 1,200,000 residents, 7 m above sea level, 23.1 °C from December to February and 27.2 °C from June to August.
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