Kankan
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Coordinates | 10 ° 23 ′ N , 9 ° 18 ′ W | |
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Country | Guinea | |
Kankan | ||
prefecture | Kankan | |
ISO 3166-2 | GN-KA | |
Residents | 190,722 (2014) | |
The river port of Kankan (1908)
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Kankan is a city in eastern Guinea in West Africa with a population of around 191,000.
Kankan is the third largest city in the country and is located on the Milo River , a tributary of the Niger . It is the capital of the Kankan Prefecture and Kankan Region of the same name . The city is known for its university, religious students and mango trees.
history
The city was founded by the Soninke in the 17th century , became the capital of the Baté empire and an important trading center, especially for cola nuts . In 1879 Kankan was defeated by Samory Touré and taken by France in 1891 . In 1959 a national police school was established at Camp Soundiata, and in 1963 a university and institute for rice research.
Population development
The following overview shows the population by area since the 1983 census.
year | Residents |
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1983 | 55.010 |
1996 | 100.192 |
2014 | 190,722 |
traffic
Kankan has an airport and is about an eleven- hour drive from the state capital, Conakry , to which it was also connected by a 661-kilometer railway line that was in service from 1915 to about 1993.
religion
One of the oldest mosques in West Africa is located in Kankan . Kankan is the seat of the Kankan diocese .
sons and daughters of the town
- Jeanne Martin Cissé (1926–2017), politician and doyenne of Guinean women's politics
- François Lonseny Fall (* 1949), politician, Prime Minister of Guinea
- Kabiné Komara (* 1950), politician and prime minister (2008-2010)
- Taifour Diane (born 1972), football player and coach
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kankan
Source: wetterkontor.de
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