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Koundara

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Koundara

Total population

16,266

Coordinates12.49°, -13.30°

Demographic figures from Institut National de la Statistique (Guinea). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Koundara is a town in northwestern Guinea, near the borders of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. It is the capital of Koundara Prefecture. The town is served by Sambailo Airport. As of 2014 it had a population of 27,433 people.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.4852
Longitude
-13.2985
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
109
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Bruce's Green-Pigeon
    Treron waalia (F.A.A.Meyer, 1793) · Aves
    8
  • Purple Starling
    Lamprotornis purpureus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    7
  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    6
  • Bearded Barbet
    Lybius dubius (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    5
  • Bronze-tailed Starling
    Lamprotornis chalcurus Nordmann, 1835 · Aves
    5
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5
  • African Hawk-Eagle
    Aquila spilogaster (Bonaparte, 1850) · Aves
    5

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2012-08-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Boké

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,082

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
93
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Koundara

Quelques premières informations sur l'économie du riz en Guinée Conakry
A. Leplaideur · 1990

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image