Fria (Guinea)

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Fria
Fria (Guinea)
Fria
Fria
Coordinates 10 ° 22 ′  N , 13 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 10 ° 22 ′  N , 13 ° 35 ′  W
Basic data
Country Guinea

region

Boké
Residents 100,000

Fria or Kimbo is the capital of the Prefecture Fria in the region Boké in Guinea . The city is the center of the Guinean bauxite and alumina industry . The city is grouped around the alumina factory. Fria is connected to Conakry by a 1000 mm railway line, which, however, serves exclusively for the transport of goods. There is a small airport in the south of the city.

literature

  • Ministère de l'Education Pré-Universitaire et de l'Education Civique: Atlas Scolaire de la Guinée , MEPU-EC and GTZ, Conakry 2002.