Kankan
Sign in to saveKankan (Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the second largest in population, with a population of 410,542 people as of 2026. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the national capital Conakry.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kankan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Sub-prefecture and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kankan (14604699012).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Downtown Kankan
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Guinea
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kankan Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- Guinea
- Located in
- Kankan Region
- Population
- +190772
- Capital of
- Baté Empire
- Image
- ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫ ߞߎ߲߬ߠߊ߬ߛߌ߰ߟߊ ߡߊߞߍ߫ ߦߙߐ.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Early history
- Alliance with Samori and conflict
- Colonial Era
- Climate
- Education
- Places of worship
- Transports
- Notable people
- References
Kankan (Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the second largest in population, with a population of 410,542 people as of 2026. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the national capital Conakry.
The city is the capital and largest town of the Kankan Prefecture and of the Kankan Region with its population being largely from the Mandinka ethnic group.