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Gaoual (Fula: gaawol) is a town located in northwestern Guinea, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Gaoual Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,582 people.

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Place details

Locality
Gaoual
Region
Boké
Country
Guinée
Population
7,461
Timezone
Africa/Conakry

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Gaoual
Settlement.settlement_type
Sub-prefecture and town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Guinea
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Guinea
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Boké Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Gaoual Prefecture
Settlement.population_as_of
2014 census
Settlement.population_total
20582
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • People from Gaoual
  • References

Gaoual (Fula: gaawol) is a town located in northwestern Guinea, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Gaoual Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,582 people.

==Etymology== The name "Gaoual" comes from the Fula word "gaawol", meaning ditch.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaoual” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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