Siguiri

Siguiri
Coordinates	11 ° 25 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 11 ° 25 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Guinea
region	Kankan
prefecture	Siguiri
Residents	127,492 (2014)

Siguiri is a city in the West African state of Guinea .

The capital of Siguiri prefecture in the Kankan region on the Niger is at the junction of national road 30 from national road 6.

There are numerous gold mines in the vicinity , Siguiri is a center of the gold industry. The largest company in the city is the Société Aurifère de Guinée (SAG) with around 1,400 employees. There is an airfield in the suburbs south of the city center.

In 1888 French troops under Gallieni build a fort here on their advance against Samory Touré .

Population development

The following overview shows the population by area since the 1983 census.

year	Residents
1983 (census)	17,388
1996 (census)	26,881
2014 (census)	127,492

Climate table

Siguiri
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     0   34 15th     2   35 18th     11   38 21st     32   38 24     93   36 24     186   32 22nd     253   30th 22nd     346   30th 21st     273   31 21st     117   33 21st     21st   34 18th     2   33 15th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Siguiri Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.7 35.4 37.6 37.5 35.7 32.3 29.9 29.9 30.5 32.6 33.9 33.2 O 33.5 Min. Temperature (° C) 14.9 17.8 21.2 24.0 23.7 22.0 21.9 21.3 21.3 20.6 18.4 15.0 O 20.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 0 2 11 32 93 186 253 346 273 117 21st 2 Σ 1,336 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.3 9.6 9.4 8.2 8.1 7.8 5.9 5.6 6.3 8.0 8.2 8.3 O 7.9 Humidity ( % ) 37 36 41 49 64 75 79 81 79 75 62 46 O 60.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

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

• private page with information about the city and prefecture

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Guinea: Regions & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .