Run by a volunteer honorary consul, the Honorary Consulate of the Gambia in Girona helps Gambian nationals with information and selected formalities.
Contact Details
| Address | C/ Paisos Catalans, 20 Entreplanta, Local 4, 17190 Salt, Spain |
| Telephone | +34 632 099 872 +34 632 859 280 |
| sakolikauneh@yahoo.com | |
| Head of Mission | Kabuneh Sakoli Kanteh, Honorary consul |
Opening Hours
Opening hours are not published. Please get in touch first to arrange a meeting.
Location of the Consulate
The Gambian honorary consul in Girona
Kabuneh Sakoli Kanteh holds the post – recognised by Spain since November 2015.
The office is located in the province of Girona, in Catalonia. The Spanish Foreign Ministry files this office under Girona; the street address is in Salt. The embassy in Madrid is roughly 575 km away.
Spanish travel advice recommends caution for the Gambia and warns against some regions. Details: Spanish travel advice (Recomendaciones de viaje).
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
For passports, visas and civil status documents, Gambian citizens contact the Gambian Embassy in Madrid.
Contact details of the Gambian Embassy in Madrid, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: C/ Hernández Iglesias nº 20B, 28027 Madrid, Spain
- Telephone: +34 91 436 17 92
- Email: info@gambiaembassy.es
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by the Gambia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Gambian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Girona
6 other countries are represented in Girona: France (honorary), Honduras Vice (consulate), Italy Vice (honorary), Morocco (consulate general), Panama (honorary), Ukraine (honorary).
Closing days
Expect the honorary consulate to be closed on Spanish national holidays and on the Gambia’s national day (18 February). In Catalonia, the National Day of Catalonia (La Diada) on 11 September is a regional holiday.
The Gambia’s offices in Spain
Measured in a straight line from Girona, the nearest other Gambian office is the Honorary Consulate in Barcelona (about 85 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Madrid (about 570 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Girona.
- Madrid (570 km) – Embassy of the Gambia
- Barcelona (85 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Girona – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Madrid (570 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Zaragoza (310 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 9 October 2026. Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lista Consular (as of 30 September 2026), Spanish travel advice for the Gambia. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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