Fattatenda

Fattatenda is a small village in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Wuli District in the Upper River Divisiont, a few kilometers southwest of the much larger village of Baja Kunda. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 49.[1]

Fattatenda
On the Gambia River (1904)
On the Gambia River (1904)
Fattatenda is located in The Gambia
Fattatenda
Fattatenda
Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°27′N 14°4′W
Country Gambia
DivisionUpper River Division
DistrictWuli
Population
 (2009)
 • Total49 (est.)

In 1829, the King of Wuli ceded Fattatenda to the British administrator William Hutton, but the agreement was later repudiated by the British government and Hutton was dismissed.[2] Still, Fattatenda 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. It 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.

References
  1. "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  2. Gailey, Harry (1987). Historical dictionary of the Gambia. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 80. ISBN 0810820013.
  3. Pasquier, Roger (1987). "Le Sénégal au 19e siècle: La crise économique et social," (PDF). Thesis: 265. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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