Koulé is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...
in the
Nzérékoré Prefecture
Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of and has an estimated population of 396,949.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is divided administratively int ...
in the
Nzérékoré Region
The Nzérékoré Region () is one of the eight administrative regions of Guinea. Spread across an area of , its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. Located in the south-west corner of the country, it is bordered by the countries of Sierra ...
of
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...
.
The name Koulé come from the Kpelle "koule-be", which means "stay here".
Transport
It lies near or on the route of the proposed
standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the ...
Transguinean Railways
The Transguinean Railways is a proposed set of heavy haul standard gauge railways in Guinea to support haulage of primarily iron ore and bauxite.
Overview
Existing railways in Guinea are badly maintained and feeble, and would need to be rebuilt ...
.
See also
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Railway stations in Guinea
Railway stations in Guinea include:
Maps
UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)shows topography.
UN mapshows provinces; towns; railways
ReliefWeb Map - Topography and RailReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads - also shows line parameters
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Cities se ...
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Transport in Guinea
References
Sub-prefectures of the Nzérékoré Region
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