Bansangtown, east-central Gambia, on the south bank of the
Gambia River. Bansang is a local trade centre for peanuts
(groundnuts), rice, and fish among the Malinke, Fulani, and
Wolof peoples, and it is a port of call for the government
steamer from Banjul, 188 miles (303 km) downstream. Bansang is
the site of the only government hospital in the interior; the
associated Leprosy Village at Alla Tentu is 1.5 miles (2.5 km)
northwest. Pop. (19932003) 56,743966.