Sangarédi

Sub-prefecture and town in Boke Region, Guinea
11°06′N 13°46′W / 11.100°N 13.767°W / 11.100; -13.767Country GuineaRegionBoke RegionElevation
456 ft (139 m)Population
 (2016)
 • Total81,736

Sangarédi is a mining town and sub-prefecture in western Guinea, where bauxite is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the Atlantic coast port of Kamsar, 135km to the west. As of 2016, Sangarédi had a population of 81,736 people, an increase of around 5% in just two years from 2014[1] due to the expansion of the area's three bauxite mines and refinery by CBG (the Compagnie des bauxites de Guinée) which currently produces around 14,000,000 tonnes per year from Sangarédi.[2]

Transport

The town is served by Sangarédi Airport.

References

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

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

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Boké Prefecture
Capital: Boké
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  • Bintimodiya
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