Kindia (
N’ko
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: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in
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 ...
, lying about 85 miles northeast of the nation's capital,
Conakry
Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...
. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of
Kindia Prefecture and
Kindia Region
Kindia Region (Pular language, Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤑𞤭𞤲𞤣𞤭𞤴𞤢𞥄) is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry Region, Conakry, Labé Region, Labé ...
. It also forms a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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of Guinea.
Geography
The city is near
Mount Gangan
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Places
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and the
Mariée Falls.
History
The city was founded in 1904 on the route of Conakry Railway in Kankan.
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Economy
Kindia grew around
banana
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plantations after the construction of a now-closed
railway to the capital.
Demography
The city of Kindia has an ethnically diverse population, although the
Susu make up the majority of the population, followed by the
Mandinka Mandinka, Mandika, Mandinkha, Mandinko, or Mandingo may refer to:
Media
* ''Mandingo'' (novel), a bestselling novel published in 1957
* ''Mandingo'' (film), a 1975 film based on the eponymous 1957 novel
* ''Mandingo (play)'', a play by Jack Kir ...
. The city is home to virtually all of the country's ethnic groups. After the capital Conakry, Kindia is home to the second largest
Sierra Leonean community in Guinea. An estimated 9,000 Sierra Leoneans reside in the city, many of them have obtain Guinean citizenship. Like every city in Western Guinea, including the capital Conakry, the
Susu language
The Susu language (endonym: sus, Sosoxui; french: Soussou) is the language of the Susu or ''Soso'' people of Guinea and Sierra Leone, West Africa, West Africa. It is in the Mande language family.
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is the most widely spoken language in Kindia and is understood by virtually the entire population.
Climate
Kindia has a
tropical savanna climate (
Köppen climate classification ''Aw'').
References
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Regional capitals in Guinea
Sub-prefectures of the Kindia Region
French West Africa
Populated places established in 1904
1904 establishments in French West Africa