Télimélé is a town in the
Fouta Djallon
Fouta Djallon ( ff, 𞤊𞤵𞥅𞤼𞤢 𞤔𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥅, Fuuta Jaloo; ar, فوتا جالون) is a Highland (geography), highland region in the center of Guinea, roughly corresponding with Middle Guinea, in West Africa.
Etymology
The Ful ...
highlands of
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 ...
. Its population was estimated at 15,973 in 2008. It is the capital of
Télimélé Prefecture
Télimélé is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Télimélé. The prefecture covers an area of 9,216 km.² and has an estimated population of 284,409.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is divided administrat ...
.
Guémé Sangan
Guémé Sangan was a
fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
of
Koli Tenguella Koli Tenguella (or Koli Tenguella Bâ/Bah or Koli Tengella Jaaje Baa alias Koli Pullo) (1512–1537) was a Fulani warrior. In the sixteenth century, after nine attempts, he conquered Futa Toro, a kingdom located in the northeast of the current Sene ...
located at Télimélé. On 20 February 1888,
Almamy Sori and the Chiefs of the Fouta Théocratique ceded Guémé Sangan, and territory of Koli Tengela's capital to the French negotiator
Aimé Olivier de Sanderval
Aimé Olivier de Sanderval (10 July 1840, Lyon, France – 22 March 1919), comte de Sanderval, was a French adventurer, explorer of West Africa, entrepreneur and author.
Early life
He was born in Lyon, the second of three brothers; Marius w ...
. This was signed by Almamy Ibrahima Sori the son of d’Abdoul Gadiri and Thierno Ibrahima chief of the Province of
Timbi Touni.
It has a district hospital with 44 beds.
References
Sub-prefectures of the Kindia Region
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