Kartung

Kartung or Kartong is a coastal village in south-western Gambia on the border with Senegal.

It is located in Kombo South District in the Western Division.

[1] 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.

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