Kindia
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Kindia is located in Guinea
 Kindia
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| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Kindia Region |
| Prefecture | Kindia Prefecture |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 181,126 |
Kindia is the third largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry. Population 181,126 (2008 est). [1]
Overview
Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture and Kindia Region. It also forms a Sub-prefecture of Guinea. The military headquarters of the Guinean Armed Forces is based in the city.
Kindia grew around banana plantations after the construction of a now-closed railway to the capital. Local attractions include Mount Gangan and the Mariée Falls.
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
| Climate data for Kindia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.0 (95) |
34.2 (93.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.8 (82) |
28.9 (84) |
30.0 (86) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.0 (77) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.04) |
2 (0.08) |
12 (0.47) |
48 (1.89) |
175 (6.89) |
243 (9.57) |
371 (14.61) |
464 (18.27) |
351 (13.82) |
225 (8.86) |
39 (1.54) |
7 (0.28) |
1,938 (76.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 126 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 47 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 69 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 57 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247 | 237 | 262 | 230 | 197 | 148 | 106 | 81 | 127 | 163 | 189 | 236 | 2,223 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ World Gazetteer, Retrieved on June 16, 2008
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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