Kindia

Kindia
Sub-prefecture and town
Kindia
Coordinates: 10°02′59″N 12°51′15″W / 10.04972°N 12.85417°W / 10.04972; -12.85417Coordinates: 10°02′59″N 12°51′15″W / 10.04972°N 12.85417°W / 10.04972; -12.85417
Country	Guinea
Region	Kindia Region
Prefecture	Kindia Prefecture
Population  (2008)
• Total	181,126

Kindia (N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126.^[1] Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture and Kindia Region. It also forms a sub-prefecture of Guinea.

Geography[]

Mariée Falls.

The city is near and the .

History[]

Main street in 1905.

Station in 1905.

The city was founded in 1904 on the route of Conakry Railway in Kankan.^[2]

Economy[]

Kindia grew around banana plantations after the construction of a now-closed railway to the capital.

Demography[]

The city of Kindia has an ethnically diverse population, although the Susu make up the majority of the population, followed by the Mandinka. The city is home to virtually all of the country's ethnic groups. After the capital Conakry, Kindia is home to the second largest Sierra Leonean community in Guinea. An estimated 9,000 Sierra Leoneans reside in the city, many of them have obtain Guinean citizenship. Like every cities in Western Guinea, including the capital Conakry, the Susu language is the most widely spoken language in Kindia and is understood by virtually the entire population.

Climate[]

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

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