Kartung

Kartung or Kartong is a coastal village in south-western Gambia on the border with Senegal. It is located approximately 60 kilometres from Banjul and 9.5 kilometres from Gunjur. It is located in Kombo South District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 5213.^[1]

Kartung
Kartung Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°6′N 16°46′W
Country	The Gambia
Division	West Coast Region
District	Kombo South
Population  (2009)
• Total	5,213 (est.)
Website	Website

The village stands on the bank of the Hallahin Bolong River and is accessed by canoes.

Kartung is a multi-ethnic and religious village, but the most dominant religion is Islam that gave rise to the sacred place Folonko.

Climate

Kartong has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with no rainfall from November to May and heavy to very heavy rainfall from June to October.

Climate data for Kartong
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.5 (88.7)	32.9 (91.2)	33.8 (92.8)	32.8 (91.0)	32.0 (89.6)	31.5 (88.7)	30.4 (86.7)	29.9 (85.8)	30.4 (86.7)	31.8 (89.2)	32.3 (90.1)	31.1 (88.0)	31.7 (89.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.5 (74.3)	24.5 (76.1)	25.7 (78.3)	25.7 (78.3)	26.3 (79.3)	27.0 (80.6)	26.9 (80.4)	26.4 (79.5)	26.5 (79.7)	27.0 (80.6)	26.0 (78.8)	23.7 (74.7)	25.8 (78.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.5 (59.9)	16.1 (61.0)	17.6 (63.7)	18.7 (65.7)	20.6 (69.1)	22.5 (72.5)	23.4 (74.1)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	22.3 (72.1)	19.7 (67.5)	16.3 (61.3)	19.9 (67.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0.1)	65 (2.6)	240 (9.4)	390 (15.4)	263 (10.4)	77 (3.0)	2 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	1,040 (41)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]