Hi,

You may contact the Physical Planning Unit at Marina Parade for the Maps and
the Central Statistics Department for the Names on the census list. You may
check on the gamtel directory at www.gamtel.gm for their telephone numbers.

  I don't think there is any standard in naming places in the Gambia. In
fact some places are named even before the authories know they exist. Names
normaly depend on who the first settlers i.e wollof for places with Kerr,
Fula for places with Sareh and mandinkas for places ending wilh ..ya(..ia).
some names depends on who is spelling them, no official spelling. they
basically mean the same.

Hope this will help.
Gai

>From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: need help with Gambian geographic names
>Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:11:55 -0400
>
>Folks,
>Do anybody know of a Gambian agency (government or otherwise) that set
>rules
>and standards for naming populated places in the Gambia? I am interested in
>the names of all Gambian settlements (towns and villages). I have a map of
>the Gambia and list of populated places from the 1993 Census. Unfortunately
>a large number of names on the map do not match those on the list. Some
>common problems are:
>the way names are spelt e.g. words like Ker and kerr are used
>interchangeably.
>the way ethnic names are used is not consistent. e.g Sare Mama on the Map
>is
>kerr Mama on the list, or Galoya on the list is Sare Galo.
>the phonetics. Place names are not spelt the way they are called. e.g
>Lameng
>is spelt Lamin.
>
>I am interested in names and addresses of individuals and agencies to talk
>to about these and many more.
>
>Malanding
>
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