Country Guinea Prefecture Mamou Prefecture Population 3,184 (2013) Local time Sunday 11:12 AM | Region Mamou Region Area 3.6 km² Area code 337 | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity Parish Evangeline Parish, Louisiana | ||
Mamou is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 76,269 (2008 est).
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Map of Mamou, LA 70554, USA
History
It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade meat processing, while it also acts as an important transport hub. All vehicles going to the Fouta Jallon, the forest region or Haute Guinée have to travel through Mamou.
Namesake
There is another town in Guinea with the same name.
References
Mamou Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA