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'''Sangarédi''' is mining town in western [[Guinea]], where bauxite is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the port of [[Kamsar]].
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'''Sangarédi''' is a mining town and [[sub-prefectures of Guinea|sub-prefecture]] in western [[Guinea]], where [[bauxite]] is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the Atlantic coast port of [[Kamsar]], 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/guinea.aspx|title=Guinea|publisher= Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive|accessdate=27 August 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.cbg-guinee.com/ CBG website]</ref>


== Transport ==
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The town is served by [[Sangarédi Airport]].

== References ==
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{{Boké Prefecture}}

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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of the Boké Region]]
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 2 January 2021

Sangarédi
Sangarédi is located in Guinea
Sangarédi
Sangarédi
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 11°06′N 13°46′W / 11.100°N 13.767°W / 11.100; -13.767
Country Guinea
RegionBoke Region
Elevation
456 ft (139 m)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total81,736

Sangarédi is a mining town and sub-prefecture in western Guinea, where bauxite is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the Atlantic coast port of Kamsar, 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[1] 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.[2]

Transport[edit]

The town is served by Sangarédi Airport.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ CBG website

11°06′N 13°46′W / 11.100°N 13.767°W / 11.100; -13.767