Fatoto

Fatoto is a small town in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Kantora District in the Upper River Division. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 1,685.^[1]

Fatoto
On the Gambia River
Fatoto Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°24′N 13°53′W
Country	The Gambia
Division	Upper River Division
District	Kantora
Population  (2009)
• Total	1,685 (est.)

Fatoto was a major market town in the Upper River Region by at least 1921, attracting business from neighboring Senegal.^[2]

A bridge over the Gambia river, funded by the Chinese government, opened in October 2021.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Fatoto (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	35.1 (95.2)	37.6 (99.7)	40.0 (104.0)	41.6 (106.9)	41.0 (105.8)	37.8 (100.0)	33.7 (92.7)	32.4 (90.3)	32.8 (91.0)	34.8 (94.6)	36.6 (97.9)	35.2 (95.4)	36.5 (97.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.8 (76.6)	26.9 (80.4)	29.6 (85.3)	31.7 (89.1)	32.3 (90.1)	30.8 (87.4)	28.3 (82.9)	27.5 (81.5)	27.7 (81.9)	28.6 (83.5)	27.7 (81.9)	25.1 (77.2)	28.4 (83.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.0 (59.0)	16.7 (62.1)	19.8 (67.6)	22.6 (72.7)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	23.2 (73.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	19.0 (66.2)	15.1 (59.2)	20.7 (69.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.1 (0.00)	0.3 (0.01)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.00)	9.7 (0.38)	80.1 (3.15)	178.4 (7.02)	247.2 (9.73)	205.5 (8.09)	56.7 (2.23)	0.3 (0.01)	0.3 (0.01)	778.7 (30.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6.1	11.0	15.4	13.4	4.1	0.0	0.2	51.3
Source: NOAA[4]

The road on the north bank across from Fatoto in 2000, before the road was paved and the bridge built.

References

1. "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 3 January 2009.^{[dead link]}
2. Fanneh, Malang. “The Nature and Impact of British Involvement in Legume and Grains Trade in the Gambia, 1830–1965” Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, vol. 29, 2020, pp. 181. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48636361. Accessed 9 June 2023.
3. Ma, Jianchun (13 October 2021). "Building the Friendship Bridges towards a Shared Future of China and The Gambia". The Point. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Fatoto". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 4 January 2024.