Mamou

This article is about the city in Guinea. For the town in the United States, see Mamou, Louisiana.

Sub-prefecture and town in Mamou Region, Guinea

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
• 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). [1]

## History

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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

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

Climate data for Mamou (1991–2020)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 34.3
(93.7)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 30.8
(87.4)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 26.6
(79.9)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 30.2
(86.4)  | 31.0
(87.8)  | 30.1
(86.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 14.1
(57.4)  | 15.9
(60.6)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 17.6
(63.7)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 14.2
(57.6)  | 17.3
(63.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 4.7
(0.19)  | 3.2
(0.13)  | 18.9
(0.74)  | 81.2
(3.20)  | 148.8
(5.86)  | 221.7
(8.73)  | 315.5
(12.42)  | 424.8
(16.72)  | 328.8
(12.94)  | 199.7
(7.86)  | 43.8
(1.72)  | 2.2
(0.09)  | 1,793.3
(70.60)
Average relative humidity (%)  | 36  | 38  | 43  | 55  | 71  | 79  | 83  | 83  | 81  | 78  | 65  | 46  | 63
Source: NOAA (humidity 1961–1990)[2][3]

## Schools

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* Lycee Amilcar Cabra
* Institut Supérieur de Technologie Mamou
* École privée Lamarana Diallo

## Hospitals

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* Hôpital Regional De Mamou

## Houses of Worship

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* Grande Mosquée de Mamou

## See also

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* Railway stations in Guinea

## References

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1. ^ World Gazetteer [dead link], Retrieved on June 16, 2008
2. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Mamou". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
3. ^ "Mamou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

## External links

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Mamou Prefecture

Capital: Mamou

Sub-prefectures|

* Mamou-Centre
* Bouliwel
* Dounet
* Gongoret
* Kégnéko
* Konkouré
* Nyagara
* Ouré-Kaba
* Porédaka
* Saramoussaya
* Soyah
* Téguéréya
* Timbo
* Tolo

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Israel
* United States

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