Dubréka | |
Settlement Type: | Sub-prefecture and town |
Pushpin Map: | Guinea |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guinea |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guinea |
Subdivision Name1: | Kindia Region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Elhadj Alseny Bangoura |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2008 est. |
Population Total: | 8,300 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 9.7833°N -44°W |
Dubréka is a town in Guinea, lying immediately north of Conakry.Population 8,300 (2008 est).[1]
As the birthplace of president Lansana Conté, it has a good infrastructure and is also known for its mangrove swamps.
It has a station on a 1000mm gauge railway that carries bauxite from Fria.