Janjanbureh

MacCarthy Island, then known as Lemain Island, was purchased by the British captain Alexander Grant in 1823 in exchange for annual payments to Kolli Camara, the king of Lower Niani. It was intended as a settlement for freed slaves. A dispute ensued when the colonists demanded labor from Niani, but the ruling Kamara clan sent an army instead, forcing the British to take refuge in their new fort. A counterattack on the Niani capital of Ndougousine failed, with the Mandinka capturing two cannons, but the island remained in British hands. By the 1840s the trading post was doing steady business in hides, wax, and ivory; it was the furthest upriver post the colonial administration controlled. In 1880 the town had a population of 1263, of whom only one was a European. Janjanbureh is the birthplace of the Yale University historian Lamin Sanneh. ==Janjanbureh today==

The town is best known as home to Gambia's main prison. The Wassu stone circles, a major tourist attraction, lie 22 km northwest of Lamin Koto, on the north bank across from Janjanbureh. The island is known locally as MacCarthy Island and is located in what used to be called MacCarthy Island Division. The island is accessed by bridge from the south bank, and small boat ferries or the government ferry from the north bank. In 1995, both the city of Georgetown and MacCarthy Island were renamed Janjanbureh respectively. ==Climate==

{{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Janjanbureh (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 34.9 | Feb high C = 37.3 | Mar high C = 39.4 | Apr high C = 40.6 | May high C = 40.1 | Jun high C = 37.2 | Jul high C = 33.3 | Aug high C = 32.0 | Sep high C = 32.3 | Oct high C = 34.3 | Nov high C = 36.1 | Dec high C = 35.3 | year high C = 36.1 | Jan mean C = 24.7 | Feb mean C = 27.0 | Mar mean C = 29.2 | Apr mean C = 31.0 | May mean C = 31.8 | Jun mean C = 30.8 | Jul mean C = 28.5 | Aug mean C = 27.7 | Sep mean C = 27.6 | Oct mean C = 28.6 | Nov mean C = 27.2 | Dec mean C = 25.2 | year mean C = 28.3 | Jan low C = 14.7 | Feb low C = 16.9 | Mar low C = 19.1 | Apr low C = 21.4 | May low C = 23.5 | Jun low C = 24.5 | Jul low C = 23.7 | Aug low C = 23.5 | Sep low C = 23.1 | Oct low C = 22.9 | Nov low C = 18.3 | Dec low C = 15.3 | year low C = 20.6 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 0.3 | Feb precipitation mm = 0.0 | Mar precipitation mm = 0.0 | Apr precipitation mm = 0.0 | May precipitation mm = 10.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 79.4 | Jul precipitation mm = 192.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 272.5 | Sep precipitation mm = 206.9 | Oct precipitation mm = 56.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 0.7 | Dec precipitation mm = 0.0 | year precipitation mm = 818.2 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 0.1 | Feb precipitation days = 0.0 | Mar precipitation days = 0.0 | Apr precipitation days = 0.0 | May precipitation days = 0.7 | Jun precipitation days = 4.9 | Jul precipitation days = 10.9 | Aug precipitation days = 15.3 | Sep precipitation days = 13.1 | Oct precipitation days = 4.2 | Nov precipitation days = 0.1 | Dec precipitation days = 0.0 | year precipitation days = 49.3 | source = NOAA ==Gallery==