Pita (Pular: 𞤅𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤫 𞤆𞤭𞤼𞤢), is a town in the

Fouta Djallon Fouta Djallon ( ff, 𞤊𞤵𞥅𞤼𞤢 𞤔𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥅, Fuuta Jaloo; ar, فوتا جالون) is a highland region in the center of Guinea, roughly corresponding with Middle Guinea, in West Africa. Etymology The Fulani people call the ...

highlands of Guinea. It is the capital and largest urban center of the Pita Prefecture.

Location

Pita is located in the Pita Prefecture in the

Mamou Region Mamou Region ( Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is located in central Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Faranah Region, Faranah, Labé, and Kindia. Administrative divis ...

, in central Guinea. This is approximately northwest of the city of Mamou, the regional capital. Pita is located approximately northeast of the city of Conakry, the country's capital. Th geographical coordinates of the town are 11°03'16.0"N, 12°23'46.0"W (Latitude:11.054444; Longitude:-12.396111). The town is located at an average elevation of above

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Overview

The town is known for its

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and for

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s including the ''Kinkon Falls'' and the ''Kambadaga Falls''. Tourists often visit the town market on their journey to and/or from the mountains and/or the waterfalls.

Transport

A good national road (N5) leads north to the city of

Labé Labé (Adlam script, Pular 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪:𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has a population of about 200,000. It is the second largest city in the country after the capit ...

, and then south, through Dalaba to Mamou City.

Electricity

In September 2019, the French civil engineering and construction company Eiffage International, presented the feasibility study for Pita Hydroelectric Power Station. This power station, with generation capacity of 40 megawatts is planned across the ''Fétoré River'', near Pita, Guinea. Due to the seasonality of that river, plans are underway to build an associated solar power station to complement the seasonal hydroelectric dam.

Population

The national census of 31 December 1996 put the population of Pita (Pita-Centre) at 19,489 people. On 1 March 2014, the national census enumerated the population of Pita at 28,124 inhabitants.

Language

People in Pita usually speak the Pular language, a

Fulani The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...

dialect that is spoken by 8.5 million people in Guinea's

region and by communities in the neighboring countries of

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

and

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 ), ...

. A small number of Malians also speak Pular.

References

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External links

Subprefectures of Guinea
{{Authority control Sub-prefectures of the Mamou Region