Nzérékoré
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| Coordinates | 7 ° 44 ′ N , 8 ° 49 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Guinea | ||
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| prefecture | Nzérékoré | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GN-NZ | ||
| Residents | 215,000 (2020 estimate) | ||
 Panorama of Nzérékoré
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With around 195,027 inhabitants, Nzérékoré is the second largest city in Guinea and the capital of the region of the same name and the prefecture of Nzérékoré .
geography
Nzérékoré is located in the geographic region of Forest Guinea in southeastern Guinea, near the borders with Liberia and the Ivory Coast ; the Nzérékoré region also borders Sierra Leone . It is a crossroads of roads to Ganta in Liberia , to Danané (Ivory Coast), Kankan and Macenta .
population
The inhabitants belong mainly to the ethnic groups Malinke , Guerzé (Kpelle), Mano (Manon) and Kono (Konon), which in 2001 were estimated at 55,000 people.
Because of the civil wars in the neighboring countries, many refugees live in the region; In the 1990s this was even several 100,000, in November 2004 the figure was 73,000 according to the UN Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) , of whom another 10,000 had returned to their home countries by the end of 2005. The UNHCR has an office in the city of Nzérékoré; there is a state hospital and a Roman Catholic mission station.
In the summer of 2013, the postponed elections sparked violent conflicts between the various ethnic groups, which left 76 dead in the city and 22 more victims in Koule. In addition, at least 160 people were injured. In the context of the controversial parliamentary elections and the constitutional referendum of March 22, 2020, violent clashes occurred again, with around 10 dead, 90 injured and major damage to property. A group of the Muslim Konianke, a sub-ethnic group of the Malinke, attacked the Wessoua district, where predominantly Christian kings live.
See also
Population development
The following overview shows the population by area since the 1983 census.
| year | Residents |
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| 1983 (census) | 44,598 |
| 1996 (census) | 107,329 |
| 2014 (census) | 195.027 |
economy
Nzérékoré is the trading center for agricultural products in the area. Rice, cassava, pepper, tobacco, coffee, cola nuts and palm trees are grown for oil production. Tropical wood is processed in a sawmill and plywood factory. The export products wood, palm oil and coffee are transported to the Liberian port of Monrovia , which, at a distance of 265 kilometers, is significantly closer than the state's own port in the capital Conakry .
literature
- Ministère de l'Education Pré-Universitaire et de l'Education Civique: Atlas Scolaire de la Guinée , MEPU-EC and GTZ, Conakry 2002.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Guinea: Regions & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Dominic Johnson: Riots in Guinea: From Brawl to War. A confrontation between young people leads to bloody riots with dozens of deaths. Political and regional conflicts are behind an ethnic rivalry , taz, July 18, 2013
- ^ Agnes Faivre: Élections en Guinée: bilan sanglant à Nzérékoré, capitale forestière. La région forestière a connu une flambée de violences intercommunautaire qui a commencé lors des élections législatives et référendaires. Où en est le bilan? Lepoint, March 26, 2020
- ↑ https://www. britica.com/place/Nzerekore