Sutukoba

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Sutukoba
Sutuko
Sutukoba is located in The Gambia
Sutukoba
Sutukoba
Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°30′N 14°1′W / 13.500°N 14.017°W / 13.500; -14.017Coordinates: 13°30′N 14°1′W / 13.500°N 14.017°W / 13.500; -14.017
Country Gambia
DivisionUpper River Division
DistrictWuli
Government
 • AlkaloKumuntung Jabai
Elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total3,317
 • Ethnicities
Mandinka and Jahanka
 • Religions
Islam

Sutukoba, sometimes referred to as Sutuko, is a village in The Gambia located in the , 332 km east of the capital Banjul and 38 km northeast of the regional capital Basse Santa Su. The population in 2013 was 3317.[1]

Climate[]

The surroundings of Sutukoba are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.[2] Average annual temperature is 26 °C . The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is 33 °C, and the coldest is August, with 22 °C.[3] Average annual rainfall is 984 millimeters. The wettest month is September, with an average of 321 mm of rainfall, and the driest is February, with 1 mm of rainfall.[4]

History[]

At the beginning of the 15th century, Sutukoba was an important trading town within the Kingdom of Wuli, a client state of the Jolof Empire. The town had an estimated 4000 inhabitants at that time.[5] In the early 17th century, Portuguese traders bought gold and other goods in the bustling trading town, calling it Setuko.[6] Sutukoba hosts an annual Kankiling Festival to celebrate and preserve the community's history and culture.[7]

People[]

See also[]

  • List of villages in The Gambia

References[]

  1. ^ Gambia Bureau of Statistics, 2013 Population and Housing Census: Directory of Settlement, p. 76, https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads/census-2013-8
  2. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ Rosel Jahn: Gambia. Reiseführer mit Landeskunde. Mit einem Reiseatlas (= Mai’s Weltführer. Bd. 29). Mai, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 3-87936-239-4
  6. ^ John M. Gray: History of Gambia. New Imprint. Frank Cass & Co, 1966
  7. ^ Salieu, Yunus S. Third edition of Sutukoba Kankiling Festival launched, The Point, Feb 4th 2020, accessed 11/30/20, https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/third-edition-of-sutukoba-kankiling-festival-launched


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