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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
Population
22,326
Timezone
Africa/Conakry

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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
Settlement.population_as_of
2014 census
Settlement.population_total
27433
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

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Population
46199
Image
Koundara.Frontiera della Guinea arrivando dal Senegal.jpg
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Koundara
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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.

==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.

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