Kérouané

Coordinates: 9°16′N 9°1′W / 9.267°N 9.017°W / 9.267; -9.017
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Kérouané
Kérouané is located in Guinea
Kérouané
Kérouané
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 9°16′N 9°1′W / 9.267°N 9.017°W / 9.267; -9.017
Country Guinea
RegionKankan Region
PrefectureKerouane Prefecture
Population
 (2014)
 • Total36,355

Kérouané is a town located in southeastern Guinea. It is the capital of Kérouané Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 36,355 people.[1]

Mining investment in the region is ongoing, funded through the Tigui Mining Group, owned by Tigui Camara, which specialises in gold and diamond extraction, and has licenses to work on diamond extraction.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Interview avec Tiguidanke Camara, la seule femme propriétaire d'une compagnie minière en Afrique francophone". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-25.