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Country
  
Guinea

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:52 AM

Prefecture
  
Kindia Prefecture

Region
  
Kindia Region

Population
  
181,126 (2008)

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Weather
  
21°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity

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Kindia is the fourth largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry. Population 181,126 (2008 est).

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Map of Kindia, Guinea

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Overview

Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture and Kindia Region. It also forms a Sub-prefecture of Guinea. The military headquarters of the Guinean Armed Forces is based in the city.

Kindia grew around banana plantations after the construction of a now-closed railway to the capital. Local attractions include Mount Gangan and the Mariée Falls.

Demography

The city of Kindia has an ethnically diverse population, although the Susu make up the majority of the population, followed by the Mandinka. The city is home to virtually all of the country's ethnic groups. After the capital Conakry, Kindia is home to the second largest Sierra Leonean community in Guinea. An estimated 9,000 Sierra Leoneans reside in the city, many of them have obtain Guinean citizenship. Like every cities in Western Guinea, including the capital Conakry, the Susu language is the most widely spoken language in Kindia and is understood by virtually the entire population.

References

Kindia Wikipedia