Kartung or Kartong is a coastal village in south-western Gambia on the border with Senegal. It is located approximately 60 kilometres from Banjul and 9.5 kilometres from Gunjur. It is located in Kombo South District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 5213.[1]

Kartung
Kartung is located in The Gambia
Kartung
Kartung
Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°6′N 16°46′W / 13.100°N 16.767°W / 13.100; -16.767
Country The Gambia
DivisionWest Coast Region
DistrictKombo South
Population
 (2009)
 • Total5,213 (est.)
WebsiteWebsite

The village stands on the bank of the Hallahin Bolong River and is accessed by canoes.

Kartung is a multi-ethnic and religious village, but the most dominant religion is Islam that gave rise to the sacred place Folonko.

Climate

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Kartong 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 Kartong
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7)
32.9
(91.2)
33.8
(92.8)
32.8
(91.0)
32.0
(89.6)
31.5
(88.7)
30.4
(86.7)
29.9
(85.8)
30.4
(86.7)
31.8
(89.2)
32.3
(90.1)
31.1
(88.0)
31.7
(89.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3)
24.5
(76.1)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
26.3
(79.3)
27.0
(80.6)
26.9
(80.4)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
27.0
(80.6)
26.0
(78.8)
23.7
(74.7)
25.8
(78.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
16.1
(61.0)
17.6
(63.7)
18.7
(65.7)
20.6
(69.1)
22.5
(72.5)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
22.3
(72.1)
19.7
(67.5)
16.3
(61.3)
19.9
(67.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
65
(2.6)
240
(9.4)
390
(15.4)
263
(10.4)
77
(3.0)
2
(0.1)
1
(0.0)
1,040
(41)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Climate: Kartong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.