Batokunku (Q810870)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Batokunku (also spelled Batukunku) is a village located in Kombo South, one of the nine districts of The Gambia's Western Division. In January 2009, the village became notable as the location of the first wind turbine erected in West Africa. The 150 kilowatt turbine, a second-hand machine originally built by the Danish wind energy manufacturer Bonus, currently provides electrical power for the entire village. The windmill is currently serviced/maintained by Global Energy (generator service) based in the nearby village of Tujereng in collaboration with Windstrom SH from Germany.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Batokunku (Schreibvarianten: Bato Kunku, Batukunku) ist eine Ortschaft im westafrikanischen Staat Gambia.

Summary from زبان فارسی / Persian Wikipedia (fawiki)

باتوکونکو (به لاتین: Batokunku) یک منطقهٔ مسکونی در گامبیا است که در West Coast Division واقع شده‌است.

Wikidata location: 13.3233, -16.8008 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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