Kalia is a town in the West African country of
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...
. It lies north of the capital
Conakry
Conakry ( , ; ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973.
The current population of C ...
, in
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-prefec ...
, the main town of which is
Gaoual
Gaoual () is a town located in northwestern Guinea, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Gaoual Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,582 people.
Etymology
The name "Gaoual" comes from the Fula word "gaawol", meaning ...
. Its elevation is 615 meters. There is a town with the same name at
Kalia, Faranah, Guinea.
References
External links
Maplandia Map
Populated places in Guinea
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