Essau

Essau
Essau
	Essau Location in the Gambia
	Coordinates: 13°29′N 16°32′W / 13.483°N 16.533°W
Country	The Gambia
Division	North Bank Division
District	Lower Niumi
Population (2009)
• Total	14,560 (est.)

Essau is a small town in north-western Gambia. It is located in Lower Niumi District in the North Bank Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 6,670.^[1]

Notable people

Edrissa Sonko

Mustapha Marong(Former Attorney General). Alhaji Mafoday Sonko(Former MP,Member Of Parliament). Nfamara Bintou Sonko(Former Colonial Chief). Lang Sally Sonko(Former Colonial Chief). Burungai Sonko(King Of Barra/Niumi,Born in Essau(As Fakebba Sonko)fought the 1831 war against King George IV). Mansa Maranta Sonko(last King of Niumi,died in Essau Sukoto July 1910).

References

^ "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.^{[dead link]}

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[1] "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.^{[dead link]}

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