Current Date And Time In Koina, Gambia
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
02:32:34 GMT
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Koina, Upper River, Gambia? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Koina.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Koina align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on February 18) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Koina.
This is Gambia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Gambia's country-level and Upper River holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Koina as anywhere else in Gambia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Gambia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Gambia's country and Upper River holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Koina just as everywhere else in Gambia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | February 18 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.op.gov.gm |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Thu, Feb 18, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Koina generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Gambia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Koina's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Gambia declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 7,462 and running on the Africa/Banjul time zone, Koina follows Gambia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.