It is located in Wuli District in the Upper River Division, a few kilometers southwest of the much larger village of Baja Kunda.

[1] Fattatenda was a major trading post in the Kingdom of Wuli by 17th century, serving as the port for Sutukoba, a major transshipment point between jula overland routes and Euro-African riverine trade.

[4] Still, Fattatenda was the main upriver entrepot for trade on the Gambia river, exchanging cloth and guns for gold and ivory coming from Bundu to the east.

It was thereby linked to the French fort and trading post of Bakel on the Senegal River and the Trans-Saharan caravan routes.

[5] The almaamy of Bundu sacked the town in 1865, destroying £7000 of British merchandise.