Gambia Administrative Divisions / Gambia

Overview

Item	Details
Local Government Area	8
District	49
Ward	115
Coordinates	✅ Included (all levels)
Formats	JSON, NDJSON, CSV
License	CC-BY-4.0
Last Updated	2026-09-08
Website	openadmindata.org/gm
API	openadmindata.org/api/gm
Flag	PNG · CDN · CSS · Collections
National Anthem	🎵 Listen & Download Gambia National Anthem MP3
Statistics	GDP · Population — via NationData.org

Browse by Local Government Area

#	Local Government Area	Districts	Wards	Link
1	Banjul City Council	3	9	Browse
2	Central River North	5	10	Browse
3	Central River South	6	12	Browse
4	Kanifing Municipal Council	6	18	Browse
5	Lower River	6	12	Browse
6	North Bank	7	16	Browse
7	Upper River	7	14	Browse
8	West Coast	9	24	Browse

Data Files

File	Format	Description
all-lga.json	JSON	All 8 local government area records
all-district.json	JSON	All 49 district records
all-ward.json	JSON	All 115 ward records
all-flat.json	JSON	Levels 1-2 flat array
all-flat.ndjson	NDJSON	Streaming format
all-flat.csv	CSV	Spreadsheet format
hierarchy.json	JSON	Nested tree
schema.json	JSON Schema	Data schema

Quick Start

Python

import json

with open("data/all-lga.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    data = json.load(f)

for r in data:
    print(f"{r['name']['local']} ({r['name']['en']}) — {r['children_count']['district']} districts")

JavaScript

import { readFileSync } from "fs";

const data = JSON.parse(readFileSync("data/all-lga.json", "utf-8"));
console.log(`Total: ${data.length} local government areas`);

Schema

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier
level	integer	1=local government area, 2=district, 3=ward
level_name	object	Level label (local + English)
name.local	string	Name in local script
name.en	string	English name
name.slug	string	URL-safe slug
parent	object/null	Parent division reference
ancestors	array	Full ancestor chain
children_count	object	Count of children per level
zip_codes	array	Postal codes (where available)
geo.lat	string	Latitude (WGS84)
geo.lon	string	Longitude (WGS84)

Full schema: data/schema.json

Hierarchy Browse

divisions/{lga-slug}/
divisions/{lga-slug}/{district-slug}/

Wards are listed inline in each district's README.

AI Integration

• llms.txt — Quick reference for AI agents
• llms-full.txt — Summary with per-local government area links
• Per-local government area data — Full data by local government area

Citation

Gambia Administrative Divisions Dataset (CC-BY-4.0)
URL: https://github.com/open-admin-data/gambia-administrative-divisions

See CITATION.cff for machine-readable citation.

License

• Data: CC-BY-4.0

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