Fattatenda
Fattatenda is a small village in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Wuli District in the Upper River Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 49.[1] In 1829, the King of Wuli granted the British a trading concession of one mile square at Fattatenda.[2] It was the main upriver entrepot for trade on the Gambia river, exchanging cloth and guns for gold and ivory coming from Bundu to the east. Fattatenda was thereby linked to the French fort and trading post of Bakel on the Senegal River and the Trans-Saharan caravan routes.[3] The ruins of commercial buildings are still visible today.
Fattatenda | |
|---|---|
 On the Gambia River (1904) | |
  Fattatenda Location in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°27′N 14°4′W | |
| Country |  Gambia |
| Division | Upper River Division |
| District | Wuli |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 49 (est.) |
References
- "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- About The Gambia, Momodou Camara, June 27th 2020, accessed 11/30/2020, https://www.gambia.dk/gam.html
- Pasquier, Roger (1987). "Le Sénégal au 19e siècle: La crise économique et social," (PDF). Thesis: 265. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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