Mamou (Pular language: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. The population is 376,269 (2018 est). [ World Gazetteer , Retrieved on June 16, 2008]
History
It grew around the
railway line from
Conakry to
Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade
meat processing, while it also acts as an important transport hub. All vehicles going to the Fouta Jallon, the forest region or Haute Guinée have to travel through Mamou.
Climate
Mamou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification
Aw).
Schools
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Lycee Amilcar Cabra
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Institut Supérieur de Technologie Mamou
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École privée Lamarana Diallo
Hospitals
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Hôpital Regional De Mamou
Religious buildings
Notable people
See also
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Railway stations in Guinea
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