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Guinea
Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ɡɪni/, French: République de Guinée), is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea (Guinée française). The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 (CIA 2008 estimate).
Guinea's size is almost 246,000 square kilometres...
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Niger River
The Niger River (pronounced /ˈnaɪdʒər/ NYE-jər) is the principal river of western Africa, extending about 4,180 km (2,600 mi). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea....
Conakry
Conakry (Sosso: Kɔnakiri) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural center of Guinea with a population of 1,931,184. Originally situated on Tombo Island...
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Gambia River
The Gambia River is a major river in Africa, running 1,130 km (700 miles) from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable for about half that length.
The river is known largely...
Mount Nimba
Mount Richard-Molard is a mountain along the border of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea in West Africa. At 1,752 m (5,750 ft) it is the highest point in both nations. The mountain is the highest peak of the Nimba Range (the "Guinean Backbone"), straddling...
Geba River
The Geba is a river of West Africa that rises in Guinea, passes through Senegal, and reaches the Atlantic Ocean in Guinea-Bissau. It is about 340 miles in total length.
Its tributary the Colufe River joins the Geba at Bafatá. After passing by Geba...
Corubal River
The Corubal is a river of West Africa, a major tributary of the Geba River. It rises near Labe on the Fouta Djallon plateau of Guinea, enters Guinea-Bissau on its eastern border, then meanders generally southwest, nearing the Guinea-Bissauan border,...
Kindia
Kindia is the third largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry. Population 181,126 (2008 est).
Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture and Kindia Region. It also forms a Sub...
Kankan
Kankan (in Maninka: Kánkàn) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population at 207,790 (2009). The city is located on the Milo River in eastern Guinea and lying about 345 miles east of Conakry.
The population of the...
Kissidougou
Kissidougou is a city in southern Guinea. It is the capital of in the Kissidougou Prefecture, and had a population of 66,018 in the 1996 census. Following intesified conflicts in Sierra Leone an Liberia during the fall and winter of 2000, many...
Labé
Labé is the main city of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. Population 58,649 (2008 est). The town was founded around 1755 by Karamoko Alpha.
It is known for weaving, shoemaking and honey. The city also has a museum and an airport, while the Saala...
Nzérékoré
Nzérékoré is the largest city in the Guinée Forestière region of south-eastern Guinea and is capital of the Nzérékoré Prefecture. It is Guinea's third largest city (after Conakry, the capital city, and Kankan, located in Upper Guinea). It was the...
Guinée Forestière
Guinée Forestière is a forested mountain range in southeastern Guinea, flowing into northeastern Sierra Leone. It is known for its large wild mammals, diverse human population, and for its large number of refugees from the Sierra Leone Civil War,...
Mamou
Mamou is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 76,269 (2008 est).
It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to...
Macenta
Macenta is a town in southeastern Guinea, founded by the Toma people. Population 88,376 (2008 est).
Macenta is the capital of the Macenta Prefecture in southeastern Guinea. It is located in the Guinea Highlands (at 2,033 feet (620 m)) on the road...
Siguiri
Siguiri is a city in northeastern Guinea on the River Niger. It is a sub-prefecture and capital of Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region. Its population was estimated at 28,319 in 2008.
It is known for its goldsmiths and as the birthplace of...
Télimélé
Télimélé is a town in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea. Its population was estimated at 15,973 in 2008. It is the capital of Télimélé Prefecture.
It is known for the fifteenth century Gueme Sangan fortress of Koli Tengela.
Lola
Lola is a town in the Forest Region of Guinea, lying near the Liberian border. It is the capital of Lola Prefecture and has a population 60,711 (2008 est).
It is located near Mount Nimba, the highest peak in the nation. It is known for traditional...
Mali
Mali, often known as Mali-ville to distinguish it from the country of Mali, is a town in northern Guinea on the edge of the Tamgué Massif. Population 4,798 (2008 est).
It is known as a market town and for its honey. Market day is Sunday. Mali lies...
Timbo
Timbo is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea.It is located in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea, lying north east of Mamou, in a part of the country mostly occupied by the Fula people. It was formerly...
Pita
Pita is a town in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea, lying south west of Labé. Its population was estimated at 13,735 in 2008. It is the capital of the Pita Prefecture of the Labé Region.
It is known for its bakeries and for waterfalls...
Fria
Fria is a town and Sub-prefecture in Lower Guinea, lying north of Conakry near the Amaria dam on the Konkouré River. Population 110,586 (2008 est).
There are some variations in the name of the town: Friguia, Kimbo or Kimbo-city. Fria is known for...
Faranah
Faranah is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. Population 87,083 (2008 est). . The town is mainly inhabited by the Mandinka people.
Sekou Touré was born in what was then a village, and after becoming president...
Dubréka
Dubréka is a town in Guinea, lying immediately north of Conakry. Population 8,300 (2008 est).
As the birthplace of president Lansana Conté, it has a good infrastructure and is also known for its mangrove swamps.
It is a station on a 1000mm gauge...
Dinguiraye
Dinguiraye is a small town in northern Guinea, known for its large mosque which until recently was thatched. Population 20,085 (2008 est).
The town is also home to an important Islamic group founded by El Hadj Umar Tall in the nineteenth century.
Dalaba
Dalaba is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea.
It was once home to a sanatorium, and to Miriam Makeba, who last visited the town in 1988, when she came to see her niece, N'Tombi Makeba, who lived in...
Dabola
Dabola is a city in central Guinea. Population 17,855(2008 est).
It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.
While the main line is metre gauge, the branch to Tougué is...
Boké
Boké is the capital city of Boké Prefecture within the Boké Region of Lower Guinea near the border with Guinea-Bissau. It is also a sub-prefecture of Guinea. Located along the Rio Nuñez which flows to its not-too-distant mouth on the Atlantic Ocean,...
Tinkisso River
The Tinkisso River is a river in Guinea in west Africa. The river is sourced near Dabola in the Fouta Djallon mountain range, north of Mamou and snakes approximately north-east and then east across the plains of Guinea, until it runs into the River...
Faleme River
The Falémé River is a river in West Africa. The Falémé arises in northern Guinea and flows in a north-northeast direction to Mali, turing northwest it forms the border between Mali and Senegal, then becomes a tributary of the Sénégal River.
There...
Mano River
The Mano River is a river in west Africa, it originates in the Guinea Highlands in Liberia and forms the Liberia-Sierra Leone border.
The districts through which the river flows include the Parrot's Beak area of Guinea, Liberia's Lofa County and the...
Bafing River
The Bafing River runs through Guinea and Mali and is about 560 miles (900 km) long. It joins with the Bakoy River in Bafoulabé to form the Sénégal River, in the Kayes Region of western Mali. It is also called the Black River while the Bakoy is...
Konkouré River
The Konkouré River is a river in west Africa. The river originates in west central Guinea, West Africa, and flowing in a westerly direction 303 km to the Atlantic Ocean.
The river generates electricity from the Garafiri Dam, a second hydroelectric...
Conakry Region
The Conakry Region is located in western Guinea and shares the same borders as the city of Conakry.
At prefecture level, the region and city are represented by the Conakry Special Zone.
Bissandugu
Bissandugu, a city in what is now southwestern Guinea, was the native city of Dyula conqueror Samori Ture. Named the capital of Samori's new Wassoulou Empire in 1878, the city was burned by the forces of French Colonel Archinard on April 9, 1891.
Yomou
Yomou is a town located in southeastern Guinea. It is the capital of Yomou Prefecture. It has an estimated population of 29,138 (2008) growing from 9,661 (1996).
Youmou is the chief market town for the densely forested region of the Guinea...
Yomou Prefecture
Yomou is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital and principal town of the prefecture is Yomou. The prefecture covers an area of 6,000 km.² and has an estimated population of 87,000.
As of 2005, Yomou is estimated to have...
Area:
- 6,000 km² (2317 mi² )
Beyla Prefecture
Beyla is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Beyla. The prefecture covers an area of 17,452 km.² and has an estimated population of 188,000.
The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:
Beyla •...
Area:
- 17,452 km² (6738.3 mi² )
Guéckédou Prefecture
Guéckédou is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Guéckédou. The prefecture covers an area of 4,400 km.² and has an estimated population of 405,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...
Area:
- 4,400 km² (1699 mi² )
Lola Prefecture
Lola is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Lola. The prefecture covers an area of 3,940 km.² and has an estimated population of 124,000.
Area:
- 3,940 km² (1521 mi² )
Macenta Prefecture
Macenta is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Macenta. The prefecture covers an area of 8,600 km.² and has an estimated population of 296,000.
Area:
- 8,600 km² (3320 mi² )
Nzérékoré Prefecture
Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 4,625 km.² (1850 sq. miles) and has an estimated population of 278,000.
Alaminata, Balimou, Bamba, Bana, Bangoueta,...
Area:
- 4,625 km² (1786 mi² )
Pita Prefecture
Pita is a prefecture located in the Mamou Region of Guinea. The capital is Pita. The prefecture covers an area of 4,320 km.² and has an estimated population of 266,000.
http://www.foutapedia.org/prefectures/pita.htm Information about Fouta Djallon ...
Area:
- 4,320 km² (1668 mi² )
Mamou Prefecture
Mamou is a prefecture located in the Mamou Region of Guinea. The capital is Mamou. The prefecture covers an area of 8,000 km.² and has an estimated population of 222,000.
http://www.foutapedia.org/prefectures/mamou.htm Information about Fouta...
Area:
- 8,000 km² (3089 mi² )
Dalaba Prefecture
Dalaba is a prefecture located in the Mamou Region of Guinea. The capital is Dalaba. The prefecture covers an area of 4,400 km.² and has an estimated population of 155,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:
Dalaba...
Area:
- 4,400 km² (1699 mi² )
Tougué Prefecture
Tougué is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Tougué. The prefecture covers an area of 6,400 km.² and has an estimated population of 132,000.
The sub-prefectures are Tougué-Centre, Fatako, Fello-Koundoua, Kansangui,...
Area:
- 6,400 km² (2471 mi² )
Mali Prefecture
Mali is a prefecture, also known as the Préfecture De Mali, located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Mali. The prefecture covers an area of 9,790 km.² and has an estimated population of 246,000.
http://www.foutapedia.org/prefectures/mali...
Area:
- 9,790 km² (3780 mi² )
Lélouma Prefecture
Lélouma is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Lélouma. The prefecture covers an area of 2,140 km.² and has an estimated population of 161,000.
http://www.foutapedia.org/prefectures/lelouma.htm Information about Fouta...
Area:
- 2,140 km² (826.3 mi² )
Koubia Prefecture
Koubia is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea in the Fouta Djallon mountains. Fulas are the majority ethnic group in the region with Fula (Pular} as the primary language. The capital is Koubia. The prefecture covers an area of 2,800 km...
Area:
- 2,800 km² (1081 mi² )
Labé Prefecture
Labé is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Labé. The prefecture covers an area of 3,014 km.² and has an estimated population of 204,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:
Labé-Centre •...
Area:
- 3,014 km² (1164 mi² )
Boffa Prefecture
Boffa is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boffa. The prefecture covers an area of 9,100 km.² and has an estimated population of 165,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures: Boffa-Centre ...
Area:
- 9,100 km² (3514 mi² )
Boké Prefecture
Boké is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boké. The prefecture covers an area of 11,053 km.² and has an estimated population of 289,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:
Boké-Centre •...
Area:
- 11,053 km² (4267.6 mi² )
Fria Prefecture
Fria is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Fria. The prefecture covers an area of 1,811 km.² and has an estimated population of 82,000. It is the site of the first alumina factory in Africa.
The prefecture is divided...
Area:
- 1,811 km² (699.2 mi² )
Gaoual Prefecture
Gaoual is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Gaoual. The prefecture covers an area of 11,500 km.² and has an estimated population of 158,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures: Gaoual...
Area:
- 11,500 km² (4440.2 mi² )
Koundara Prefecture
Koundara is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Koundara. The prefecture covers an area of 5,505 km.² and has an estimated population of 110,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...
Area:
- 5,505 km² (2125 mi² )
Faranah Prefecture
Faranah is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Faranah. The prefecture covers an area of 13,000 km.² and has an estimated population of 167,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...
Area:
- 13,000 km² (5019.3 mi² )
Kissidougou Prefecture
Kissidougou is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Kissidougou. The prefecture covers an area of 8,872 km.² and has an estimated population of 214,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures...
Area:
- 8,872 km² (3425 mi² )
Dinguiraye Prefecture
Dinguiraye is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Dinguiraye. The prefecture covers an area of 14,500 km.² and has an estimated population of 156,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...
Area:
- 14,500 km² (5598.5 mi² )
Dabola Prefecture
Dabola is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Dabola. The prefecture covers an area of 5,508 km.² and has an estimated population of 114,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:
Dabola...
Area:
- 5,508 km² (2127 mi² )
Kankan Prefecture
Kankan is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kankan. The prefecture covers an area of 11,564 km.² and has an estimated population of 235,000.
The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:
Kankan...
Area:
- 11,564 km² (4464.9 mi² )
Siguiri Prefecture
Siguiri is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Siguiri. The prefecture covers an area of 15,500 km.² and has an estimated population of 244,000.
Area:
- 15,500 km² (5984.6 mi² )
