Forécariah (N’ko: ߝߏߙߋߞߊߙߌߦߊ߫) is a sub-prefecture and town located in western Guinea. It is the capital of Forécariah Prefecture.
Forécariah | |
|---|---|
Sub-prefecture and town | |
  Forécariah Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 9°26′N 13°05′W / 9.433°N 13.083°W | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Kindia Region |
| Prefecture | Forécariah Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elhadj Bady Touré |
| Elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Population (2008 est.) | |
• Total | 21,710 |
As of 2008, the population was estimated to be around 21,710. [1]
Famous people
editIt was the birthplace of Henri Duparc, the film director.
Mining
editForecariah is a possible station on a heavy duty railway between Kalia mine and Matakong port for the export of iron ore.[2] One of the mines is at Kalia.[3]
Ebola
editIsmail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, head of United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UMEER) visited Forécariah in March 2015, concerned about the continuing large number of cases of Ebola. He called for closer collaboration between health services in Guinea and neighbouring Sierra Leone.[4] This was in the context of three quarters of all Ebola cases worldwide being in the combined areas of Forécariah Prefecture and neighbouring Kambia District in Sierra Leone.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ World Gazetteer [dead link], Retrieved on June 16, 2008
- ^ "Country Information: Guinea". otal.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Bellzone of Australia Plans $4.5 Billion Guinean Iron-Ore Mine". Bloomberg. 2008-09-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-24 – via China Mining Association (CMA).
- ^ "GUINEA / EBOLA FORECARIAH". Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Guinea". International SOS. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
09°26′00″N 13°05′00″W / 9.43333°N 13.08333°W
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