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Bantanto

Central Rivervillage

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Air quality index

84Moderate
Coordinates13.42°, -14.65°

Demographic figures from Gambia Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Bantanto is a village located in Central River, Gambia. Its coordinates of 13.418°, -14.652° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,145 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
13.4180
Longitude
-14.6518
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
84
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
37.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
133.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
78
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
30,851
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    606
  • Long-tailed Glossy Starling
    Lamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    603
  • Red-throated Bee-eater
    Merops bulocki Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    594
  • Hamerkop
    Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    568
  • Mourning Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) · Aves
    557
  • Senegal Parrot
    Poicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    541
  • Abyssinian Roller
    Coracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783 · Aves
    512
  • Swamp Flycatcher
    Muscicapa aquatica Heuglin, 1864 · Aves
    498

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Gambian politician and lawyer
Ousainou Darboe
Ousainou Darboe
Gambian politician
M
Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe
Gambian politician
Dembo M. Badjie
Dembo M. Badjie
politician
D
Dawda Kawsu Jawara
Gambian politician
W
Wally Salieu Ndow
S
Sidiki Diabaté
Gambian-born Malian musician (c. 1922–1996)
F
Fye K. Ceesay
ambassador from Gambia
A
Alhagie Darboe
parliamentarian from Gambia

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central River

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.88
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,145

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Citrus Swallowtail
Citrus Swallowtail
Papilio demodocus
Seen 2026-06-19
Rainbow Agama
Rainbow Agama
Agama agama
Seen 2026-06-19
Hot Snout
Hot Snout
Cerynea thermesialis
Seen 2026-03-19
Adamawa Turtle-Dove
Adamawa Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Seen 2026-02-17
West African Crocodile
West African Crocodile
Crocodylus suchus
Seen 2026-02-17
Red-necked Falcon
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Seen 2026-02-03
Guinea Baboon
Guinea Baboon
Papio papio
Seen 2026-01-25
Pygmy Sunbird
Pygmy Sunbird
Hedydipna platura
Seen 2026-01-25
Senegal Eremomela
Senegal Eremomela
Eremomela pusilla
Seen 2026-01-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bantanto, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Merops bulocki, Bansang, Gambia 1 — Bantanto, Gambia1 miMerops bulocki, Bansang, Gambia 2 — Bantanto, Gambia1 miMerops bulocki, Bansang, Gambia 3 — Bantanto, Gambia1 miMerops bulocki, Bansang, Gambia 4 — Bantanto, Gambia1 miMerops bulocki 259715650 — Bantanto, Gambia1.8 miPiliocolobus badius 259583759 — Bantanto, Gambia2.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org