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Koundara

Koundara is a town in northwestern Guinea, near the borders of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. It is the capital of Koundara Prefecture. The town is served by Sambailo Airport. As of 2014 it had a population of 27,433 people.

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Place details

Locality: Koundara
Region: Boké
Country: Guinée

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Koundara
Settlement.settlement_type: Sub-prefecture and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Koundara.Frontiera della Guinea arrivando dal Senegal.jpg
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: Koundara Prefecture

Wikidata facts

Instance of: subprefecture of Guinea
Country: Guinea
Population: +46199
Image: Koundara.Frontiera della Guinea arrivando dal Senegal.jpg

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==Climate== Koundara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with the temperature being hot year round, and with a wet and dry season. On 29 March 2017, Koundara recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Guinea.