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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