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Conakry

Kɔnakiri
Conakry, Guinea
Conakry, Guinea
Conakry is located in Guinea
Conakry
Conakry
Cairt o Guinea shawin the location o Conakry.
Coordinates:9°31′N13°42′W/ 9.517°N 13.700°W/9.517; -13.700
CountryGuinea
RegionConakry Region
Area
• Total450 km2(170 sq mi)
Population
(2014 census)
• Total1,667,864
• Density3,700/km2(9,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0(UTC)
• Summer (DST)not observed

Conakry(Sosso:Kɔnakiri) is thecaipitalan lairgest ceety oGuinea.Conakry is a port ceety on theAtlantic Oceanan serves as the economic, financial an cultural centre o Guinea wi a 2009 population o 1,548,500. Oreeginally situatit onTombo Island,ane o theÎles de Los,it haes syne spread up the neighbourinKaloum Peninsula.

The population o Conakry is difficult tae ascertain, awtho the U.S.Bureau of African Affairshaes estimatit it at 2 million. Conakry is thocht tae contain amaist a quarter o the population o Guinea.


Coordinates:09°30′33″N13°42′44″W/ 9.50917°N 13.71222°W/9.50917; -13.71222