Womey (or Womé or Ouomé) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
sub-prefecture in the
Nzérékoré Prefecture in the
Nzérékoré Region
The Nzérékoré Region ( nqo, ߒߛߙߍߜߍ߬ߘߍ߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲) is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Sier ...
of
Guinea.
The sub-prefecture is 494 km
2 in area and has a population of 13,196 (2014 census).
Incident on 16 September 2014
On 16 September 2014, a local Guinean government team arrived in Womey to educate the population about
ebola. They were set upon by local people, and later the bodies of eight of them were found in a public latrine pit.
"Eight dead in attack on Ebola team in Guinea. ‘Killed in cold blood.’"
Washington Post
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, 18 September 2014 (accessed 19 September 2014)
See also
* Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea
References
External links
"Womey (Sub-Prefecture)," CityPopulation.de
(map)
"Administrative area of Womey (Guinea)," IkiMap.com
(map)
Sub-prefectures of the Nzérékoré Region
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