Sangarédi

Sangarédi
Sub-prefecture and town
Sangarédi

Location in Guinea

Coordinates: 11°06′N 13°46′W / 11.100°N 13.767°W / 11.100; -13.767
Country  Guinea
Region Boke Region
Elevation 456 ft (139 m)
Population (2014)
  Total 76,538

Sangarédi is mining town and sub-prefecture in western Guinea, where bauxite is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the port of Kamsar. As of 2014 it had a population of 76,538 people.[1]

In April 2010, an expansion of the mine and its refinery were proposed.

Transport

The town is served by Sangarédi Airport.

References

  1. "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

Coordinates: 11°06′N 13°46′W / 11.100°N 13.767°W / 11.100; -13.767


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