Labé (city)

Labé
Labé
Coordinates	11 ° 19 ′  N , 12 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 11 ° 19 ′  N , 12 ° 17 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Guinea
region	Labé
prefecture	Labé
Residents	92,654 (2014)
founding	1755
Downtown of Labé

Labé is a city in Guinea . It is the capital of the region of the same name and prefecture of Labé as well as the center of the geographic region of Fouta Djallon .

The inhabitants labes are predominantly Fulani , the lingua franca in addition to the official French the Fulfulde . Craft ( weaving , shoemaking ), trade and agriculture ( honey ) shape the economic life of the city and its surroundings. Labé is considered to be the Islamic stronghold of Guinea.

history

The city was founded around 1755 by Karamoko Alpha , a religious leader who spread Islam in Fouta Djallon in the 18th century . 1898 is the province Labé into an independent kingdom in the Fouta Djallon ( Fulani - theocracy ). Labé established itself as the second capital of Fouta alongside Timbo ; In 1901 the division into two regions was completed. With the deportation of the last king of Labé, Alpha Yaya in 1905 to Dahomey , the Fulbe theocracy came to an end. Under the French protectorate, the Fouta Djallon is administratively reorganized; Labé becomes the district capital in 1912 under the governor General Ponty.

In 1996 the population was 49,479 according to a census, 64,500 in 2001 and 92,654 in 2014.

economy

Labé is an important trading center for cattle, rice, millet and citrus fruits. Oranges are transported to both Dakar and Mamou , where they are processed into juices, oils, soaps and perfumes in a factory.

Climate table

Labé
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     2   30th 13     2   31 15th     11   33 16     47   32 18th     136   31 18th     257   28 18th     351   26th 18th     368   25th 18th     302   26th 17th     188   27 17th     35   28 15th     13   28 14th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Labé Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29.6 31.0 32.6 32.4 30.5 27.9 25.9 25.0 26.0 26.9 27.9 28.0 O 28.6 Min. Temperature (° C) 13.4 14.7 16.4 17.8 18.3 17.7 17.6 17.8 17.1 16.9 15.4 13.5 O 16.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 2 2 11 47 136 257 351 368 302 188 35 13 Σ 1,712 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.2 9.4 8.8 8.3 7.1 5.8 4.6 3.3 4.9 6.4 7.1 7.6 O 6.9 Humidity ( % ) 41 41 42 54 70 79 83 84 83 81 62 52 O 64.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Labé  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Demographic notes on the Labé region (French)
• Political constitution of Labé before and in the French colonial period (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on www.citypopulation.de Accessed July 24, 2008.
2. ↑ Guinea: Regions & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ https://www. britica.com/place/Labe