AD-GAM Gambia Guide
North Bank Region
Kerewan is the regional centre for North Bank. Heritage reading here connects river journeys with Kunta Kinteh Island and its related sites. UNESCO treats these places as evidence of the river’s role in trade, enslavement and abolition.
Place names
Centre: Kerewan. Census LGA names: Kerewan.
A local question
What is the difference between remembering a painful history and turning it into a simple visitor story?
Read next
- Heritage places: stone circles, islands and museums
- Atlantic trade, enslavement and colonial rule
- Before the modern border: kingdoms and oral history
Sources
- GBoS: 2024 census preliminary report — administrative LGA map
- Gambian Embassy: country profile — regions and centres
- UNESCO: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
Reference checked 30 October 2026. Linked articles retain their own review dates.