Mamou

Sub-prefecture and town

Mamou market

Mamou

Location in Guinea

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] : 10°23′N 12°05′W﻿ / ﻿10.383°N 12.083°W﻿ / 10.383; -12.083
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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Climate
* 3 See also
* 4 Namesake
* 4.1 Schools
* 5 Hospitals
* 5.1 Houses of Worship
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## 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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## See also

* Railway stations in Guinea

## 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

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

## External links

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