Sangarédi is a mining town and

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in western

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, where

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is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the Atlantic coast port of

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, 135km to the west. As of 2016, Sangarédi had a population of 81,736 people, an increase of around 5% in just two years from 2014 due to the expansion of the area's three bauxite mines and refinery by CBG (the Compagnie des bauxites de Guinée) which currently produces around 14,000,000 tonnes per year from Sangarédi.CBG website
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Transport

The town is served by Sangarédi Airport.

Sport

Sangarédi is home to the Stade Dr. Hillal Gassim, a large sports complex where the local football team, Association Sportive des Mineurs de Sangarédi (ASMS) plays.

References

Sub-prefectures of the Boké Region {{guinea-geo-stub