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Table 1.
Population of Local Government
Areas between 1963 and 2003
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1963 |
1973 |
1983 |
1993 |
2003* |
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LGA |
Population |
% Total |
Population |
% Total |
Population |
% Total |
Population |
% Total |
Population |
% Total |
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GBA |
40017 |
3.9 |
78185 |
15.9 |
145612 |
21.2 |
270,240 |
26.1 |
357238 |
26.14 |
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W.D. |
55,393 |
17.6 |
91,013 |
18.4 |
137,245 |
20 |
234,917 |
22.6 |
392,987 |
28.80 |
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LRD |
34,227 |
10.9 |
42,447 |
8.6 |
55,263 |
8 |
65,146 |
6.3 |
72,546 |
5.32 |
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NBD |
63,045 |
20 |
93,388 |
18.9 |
112,225 |
16.3 |
156,462 |
15.1 |
172,806 |
12.66 |
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CRD |
64,755 |
20.5 |
101901 |
20.7 |
126,004 |
18.4 |
156021 |
15 |
185,897 |
13.62 |
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URD |
58,049 |
18.4 |
86,167 |
17.5 |
111,388 |
16.2 |
155,059 |
14.9 |
183,033 |
13.41 |
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Total |
315,486 |
100 |
493,499 |
100 |
687,817 |
1 |
1,038,145 |
100 |
1,364,507 |
100 |
Source: Population and Housing Census, Central Statistics
Department, Banjul, The Gambia
* 2003 Population and
Housing Census: provisional population estimate.
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