Mamou

Mamou
Mamou
	Sub-prefecture and town
	Mamou market
	Mamou Location in Guinea
	Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 10°23′N 12°05′W / 10.383°N 12.083°W
Country	Guinea
Region	Mamou Region
Prefecture	Mamou Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Elhadj Amadou Tidjane Diallo
Population (2018)
• Total	376,269
• Ethnicities	Fulani 98%
• Religions	Islam

Mamou (Pular: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea.The population is 376,269 (2018 est), and 98% of the residents are of the Fulani ethnic group. ^[1]

History

It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade meat processing, while it also acts as an important transport hub. All vehicles going to the Fouta Jallon, the forest region or Haute Guinée have to travel through Mamou.

Climate

Mamou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).

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Namesake

There is another town in Guinea with the same name.

Schools

Lycee Amilcar Cabra
Institut Supérieur de Technologie Mamou

École privée Lamarana Diallo

Hospitals

Hôpital Regional De Mamou

Houses of Worship

Grande Mosquée de Mamou

References

↑ World Gazetteer ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}, Retrieved on June 16, 2008
↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Mamou". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Guinea/CSV/MAMOU_61820.csv.
↑ "Mamou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GW/61820.TXT. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

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[1] World Gazetteer ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}, Retrieved on June 16, 2008

[WMONormals-2] "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Mamou". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Guinea/CSV/MAMOU_61820.csv.

[NOAA-3] "Mamou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GW/61820.TXT. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

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