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Touba

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Total population

26,089

Coordinates12.19°, -12.66°

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

Touba is a town and sub-prefecture in the Gaoual Prefecture in the Boké Region of north-western Guinea. As of 2014, it had a population of 26,260 people.

History & geography

History

Touba was founded in 1815 by al-Hajj Salimu Kasama, better known as Karamokho Ba, on the main axis between the Imamate of Futa Jallon and Kaabu. By the late 1800s, it was one of the biggest slave markets of the region, and approximately 60% of a total population of 7000 were slaves.

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Geography

Latitude
12.1867
Longitude
-12.6617
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)
2
Distinct species (top 10)
2

Most-observed species

  • Tamarind
    Tamarindus indica L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • kurchibark
    Holarrhena floribunda (G.Don) T.Durand & Schinz · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2018-02-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Labé

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,090

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
65
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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