Mamou

Mamou (Pular: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. The population is 376,269 (2018 est).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mamou
Settlement.settlement_type: Sub-prefecture and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Mamou market.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mamou market
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: Mamou Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture

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History
Climate
Schools
Hospitals
Religious buildings
Notable people
See also
References
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Mamou (Pular: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. The population is 376,269 (2018 est).

== History == It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade meat processing, while it also acts as an important transport hub. All vehicles going to the Fouta Jallon, the forest region or Haute Guinée have to travel through Mamou.