Gaoual (
N’ko
N'Ko () is a script devised by Solomana Kante in 1949, as a modern writing system for the Mandé languages of West Africa. The term ''N'Ko'', which means ''I say'' in all Mandé languages, is also used for the Mandé literary standard written i ...
: ߜ߭ߥߊߟ) is a town located in northwestern
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
, near the border of
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...
. It is the capital of
Gaoual Prefecture
Gaoual is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Gaoual. The prefecture covers an area of 7,758 km.² and has a population of 194,245.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is divided administratively into 8 sub-pr ...
. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,582 people.
Etymology
The name "Gaoual" comes from the
Fula
Fula may refer to:
*Fula people (or Fulani, Fulɓe)
*Fula language (or Pulaar, Fulfulde, Fulani)
**The Fula variety known as the Pulaar language
**The Fula variety known as the Pular language
**The Fula variety known as Maasina Fulfulde
*Al-Fula
...
word "gaawol", meaning ditch.
People from Gaoual
*
Ousmane Gaoual Diallo (1968-), politician
*
Alfa Yaya Diallo, national hero and king of Labé
*
Diallo Cravate, businessman
*
Tiana Diallo, former minister
*
El hadj Amadou Binani Diallo, former minister of Energy
*
Kandioura Dramé, former minister of Health
*
Alpha Ibrahima Mongo Diallo, former minister of Communication
*
Bouna Sarr
Bouna Junior Sarr (born 31 January 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right back and Midfielder#Winger, winger for club FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national footb ...
, footballer on
Bayern Munich
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*
Yoriken, rapper, member of the group
Methodik
References
Sub-prefectures of the Boké Region
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