Bolodou Explained

Bolodou
Settlement Type:Sub-prefecture and town
Pushpin Map:Guinea
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guinea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guinea
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Nzérékoré Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Guéckédou Prefecture
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Aboubacar Faya Kamano
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:13,643
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:8.85°N -30°W

Bolodou is a town and sub-prefecture in the Guéckédou Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-western Guinea.[1] The sub-prefecture had a population of 13,643 in 2014, up from 11,750 in 1996.[2] The town itself has 94 houses with an unknown population.[3] The Bolodou Sub-Prefecture is divided into seven quarters (districts), which are Beddou, Bolodou Centre, Faindou, Gbandou, Koleadou, Kongoma and Soumtou. Each of these towns can further be split into sectors, which are the smallest administrative divisions in Guinea.[4]

In 2017, Ibrahima Tounkara, a local mathematics teacher, set up his own dam to generate hydroelectric power for the town's homes. In December 2017, a long bridge was built that connected the previously separate markets in Yèndè Millimou and Guéckédou.[5]

References

8.85°N -30°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subprefectures of Guinea. Statoids. April 19, 2009.
  2. Web site: Bolodou (Sub-Prefecture, Guinea) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. City Population. January 14, 2018.
  3. News: How a teacher in Guinea made a dam to power up his entire village. Maëva Poulet . France 24. The Observers. September 29, 2017. November 13, 2021.
  4. Book: Des Bureaux De Vote De Guekedou. CENI (Commission Electorale Nationale Independante). 2010. Guinea. 1–3. fr.
  5. Web site: Gueckédou : les travaux de construction du pont de Bolodou sur le fleuve Mafissa lancés par le préfet. L'Agence Guinéenne de Presse. December 20, 2017. November 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001726/http://www.agpguinee.com/fichiers/livre.php?code=calb24436&langue=fr&type=rub36. January 15, 2018. dead. fr.