Kindia, Guinea
🇬🇳 Kindia is the fourth largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north-east of the nation's capital, Conakry. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture and Kindia Region. It also forms a sub-prefecture of Guinea.
Geography The city is near Mount Gangan and the Mariée Falls.
History The city was founded in 1904 on the route of Conakry Railway in Kankan.
Economy Kindia grew around banana plantations after the construction of a now-closed railway to the capital.
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 city 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.
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Kindia has a population of over 181,126 people. Kindia also forms the centre of the wider Kindia Region which has a population of over 1,986,329 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Kindia has links with:
🇫🇷 Nantes, France🇨🇴 Agustin Codazzi 10.033
🇻🇪 Villa de Cura 10.036
🇻🇪 Barquisimeto 10.074
🇵🇭 Himamaylan 10.106
🇻🇪 Ocumare del Tuy 10.114
🇵🇭 Guihulngan 10.117
🇵🇭 Kabankalan 9.98
🇨🇷 Puntarenas 9.977
Locations Near: Kindia -12.85,10.0333
🇬🇳 Conakry -13.655,9.567 d: 102.3
🇸🇱 Makeni -12.033,8.867 d: 157.6
🇸🇱 Freetown -13.234,8.49 d: 176.7
🇸🇱 Bonthe -12.5,7.517 d: 282.5
🇬🇼 Catió -15.25,11.283 d: 296.8
🇬🇼 Bafatá -14.69,12.168 d: 310.9
Antipodal to: Kindia 167.15,-10.033
🇸🇧 Honiara 159.95,-9.433 d: 19223.2
🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 19149.4
🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 18764.7
🇳🇿 Manukau 174.883,-1.019 d: 18697.7
🇹🇻 Funafuti 179.131,-8.517 d: 18689.6
🇳🇨 Nouméa 166.45,-22.267 d: 18652.7
🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 18620.1
🇰🇮 Tarawa 173.014,1.423 d: 18585.4
🇰🇮 South Tarawa 173.138,1.373 d: 18584