Mansa Konko

Mansa Konko
Mansa Konko

Location in the Gambia

Coordinates: 13°28′N 15°33′W / 13.467°N 15.550°W / 13.467; -15.550
Country The Gambia
Division Lower River Division
District Jarra West

Mansa Konko is a town in the Gambia, lying north of Soma. Formerly the home of an important chief. Mansa Konko translates as "the hill of kings" in Mandinka. It was later an administrative centre under the British, from which time some buildings survive.

Coordinates: 13°28′N 15°33′W / 13.467°N 15.550°W / 13.467; -15.550

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