Yomou ( N’ko: ߦߏ߭ߡߎ߲߬) is a town located in southeastern

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 ...

. It is the capital of

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 3,920 km.² and has an estimated population of 114,371. As of 2005, Yomou town ...

. It has an estimated population of 29,138 (2008) growing from 9,661 (1996).World Gazetteer
, Retrieved on June 18, 2008 The town is inhabited mainly inhabited by the Guerze ( Kpelle) and Mano (or Manon) peoples. The surrounding area borders

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

to the east. A number of refugees crossed the border to Yomou during the First and

Second Liberian Civil War The Second Liberian Civil War was a conflict in the West African nation of Liberia lasted from 1999 to 2003. It was preceded by the First Liberian Civil War, which ended in 1996. President Charles Taylor came to power in 1997 after victory in t ...

s, accounting for its recent growth.

References

Sub-prefectures of the Nzérékoré Region {{Guinea-geo-stub