Port Kamsar

"Kamsar" redirects here. For other uses, see Kamsar (disambiguation).
Port Kamsar
Sub-prefecture and city
Port Kamsar

Location in Guinea

Coordinates: 10°39′N 14°37′W / 10.650°N 14.617°W / 10.650; -14.617Coordinates: 10°39′N 14°37′W / 10.650°N 14.617°W / 10.650; -14.617
Country  Guinea
Region Boke Region
Prefecture Boké Prefecture
Population (2014)
 • Total 113,108

Kamsar is a port city in Guinea, West Africa. It is also a Sub-prefecture of Guinea. It is located on the mouth of the Río Nunez. As of 2014 it had a population of 113,108 people.[1]

Transport

It has a standard gauge railway line feeding bauxite from the mine at Sangarédi to the port. Population 88,222 (2008 est).[2]

The city is served by Kawass Airport.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ World Gazetteer, Retrieved on June 16, 2008


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