Country Guinea Elevation 256 ft (78 m) Prefecture Forécariah Prefecture | Region Kindia Region Local time Wednesday 9:20 AM | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Forécariah is a sub-prefecture and town located in western Guinea. Population 21,710 (2008 est).
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Map of Forecariah, Guinea
It is the capital of Forécariah Prefecture.
Famous people
It was the birthplace of Henri Duparc, the film director.
Mining
Forecariah is a possible station on a heavy duty railway between Kalia mine and Matakong port for the export of iron ore. One of the mines is at Kalia.
Ebola
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, head of United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UMEER) visited Forécariah in March 2015, concerned about the continuing large number of cases of Ebola. He called for closer collaboration between health services in Guinea and neighbouring Sierra Leone. This was in the context of three quarters of all Ebola cases worldwide were in the combined areas of Forécariah Prefecture and neighbouring Kambia District in Sierra Leone.