Gaoual Explained

Official Name:	Gaoual
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:	Boké Region
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:	Gaoual Prefecture
Population As Of:	2014 census
Population Total:	20582
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Coordinates:	11.75°N -25°W

Gaoual is a town located in northwestern Guinea, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Gaoual Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,582 people.^[1]

Etymology

The name "Gaoual" comes from the Fula word "gaawol", meaning ditch.^[2]

People from Gaoual

• Ousmane Gaoual Diallo (1968-), politician
• Alfa Yaya Diallo, national hero and king of Labé
• Diallo Cravate, businessman
• Tiana Diallo, former minister
• El hadj Amadou Binani Diallo, former minister of Energy
• Kandioura Dramé, former minister of Health
• Alpha Ibrahima Mongo Diallo, former minister of Communication
• Bouna Sarr, footballer on Bayern Munich
• Yoriken, rapper, member of the group Methodik

References

11.75°N -25°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guinea . Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive . 27 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124030052/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/guinea.aspx . 24 November 2015 .
2. Web site: Dictionnaire Pulaar. www.webonary.org. 18 October 2021.