Labé
Sign in to saveLabé (Pular: 𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has a population of about 200,000. It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Conakry in terms of economic importance. Labé is situated some northeast of Conakry close to the geographic centre of Guinea.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Labé
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ville de Labé.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Labé
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guinea
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Labé Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Labé Prefecture
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014 census
- Settlement.population_total
Key dates
- Inception
- 1755
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Guinea
- Located in
- Labé Region
- Population
- +107695
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Labé Region
- Image
- Groupe scolaire Elhadj Moussa Diallo de Labé.jpg
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Labé (Pular: 𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has a population of about 200,000. It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Conakry in terms of economic importance. Labé is situated some northeast of Conakry close to the geographic centre of Guinea.
==History== The city was founded in the 1720s by the Fulani people and named for their chief, Manga Labé. It developed as a major trade center linking the Niger river to the Atlantic coast.