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Conakry
Capital city
Skyline of Conakry
Skyline of Conakry
Flag of Conakry
Official seal of Conakry
Conakry Region in Guinea
Conakry Region in Guinea
Conakry is located in Conakry
Conakry
Conakry
Map showing the location of Central Conakry on Tombo Island, with the growing city spreading up the Kaloum Peninsula.
Conakry is located in Guinea
Conakry
Conakry
Conakry (Guinea)
Conakry is located in Africa
Conakry
Conakry
Conakry (Africa)
Coordinates: 09°30′33″N 13°42′44″W / 9.50917°N 13.71222°W / 9.50917; -13.71222
CountryConakry Guinea
RegionConakry Region
Government
 • GovernorM'Mahawa Sylla
Area
 • Total450 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total1,660,973
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
DemonymConakryka[2]
Time zoneUTC±0 (UTC)
 • Summer (DST)not observed
HDI (2019)0.675[3]
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Conakry (/ˈkɒnəkri/; French pronunciation: [kɔnakʁi]; Susu: Kɔnakiri; N'Ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭, romanized: Konaakiri) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973.[4]

The current population of Conakry is difficult to ascertain, although the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs has estimated it at two million, accounting for one-sixth of the entire population of the country.[5]

  1. ^ "Etat et Structure de la Population Recensement General de la Population et de l'habitation 2014" (PDF). Direction Nationale de la Statistique de Guinée. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ du ministère des affaires étrangères (in French)
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "GeoHive – Guinea population statistics". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference US DoS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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