Kouroussa
Sign in to saveKouroussa or Kurussa (N’ko: ߞߙߎ߬ߛߊ߫) is a town located in northeastern Guinea, and is the capital of Kouroussa Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 39,611 people. A trade center and river port from at least the time of the Mali Empire, Kouroussa has long relied upon its position near the upstream limit of navigation of the Niger River to make it an important crossroads for people and goods moving between the Guinea coast and the states of the western Soudan and Niger River valley. The town and surrounding area is a center of Malinke culture, and is known for its Djembe drumming tradit
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- Locality
- Kouroussa
- Region
- Kankan
- Country
- Guinée
- Population
- 36,295
- Timezone
- Africa/Conakry
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kouroussa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Sub-prefecture and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kouroussa market 1911.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kouroussa market square, seen in a French image from 1911
- 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
- Kankan Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kouroussa Prefecture
- Settlement.unit_pref
- metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_total
- 39611
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 69215
- Elevation
- 362
- Image
- Kouroussa market 1911.jpg
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15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Colonialism
- Contemporary history
- Population
- Culture
- Traditional music
- Economy
- Transport
- Agriculture
- Mining
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Kouroussa or Kurussa (N’ko: ߞߙߎ߬ߛߊ߫) is a town located in northeastern Guinea, and is the capital of Kouroussa Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 39,611 people. A trade center and river port from at least the time of the Mali Empire, Kouroussa has long relied upon its position near the upstream limit of navigation of the Niger River to make it an important crossroads for people and goods moving between the Guinea coast and the states of the western Soudan and Niger River valley. The town and surrounding area is a center of Malinke culture, and is known for its Djembe drumming tradition.
==Etymology== Kourousa was named after a river in the city from the direction of Kankan in the highway. The river was named after a river (Kouroussa (lén)) in Kita, which was the immigrant city of their ancestors. Before they reached the place where the city was established, they saw this river and named it after this river in Kita as well as to not forget their history.
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