Kaloum Explained

Kaloum
Settlement Type:Sub-prefecture
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:Conakry Region
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:62675
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.5092°N -13.7122°W

Kaloum is an urban sub-prefecture in the Conakry Region of Guinea and one of five in the capital Conakry.[1] Kaloum includes the city centre of Conakry. As of 2014 it had a population of 62,675 people.[2]

The seat of Government is located in Kaloum, including the Presidential Palace, the Palais du Peuple, many ministries, embassies and banks. The Port of Conakry and the fishing port are located there. The Ignace Deen Hospital, one of the first in the nation, was built there in the colonial era. Other notable features include the Sandervalia National Museum and St. Mary's Cathedral, Conakry.

When Air Guinée existed, its head office was in Kaloum.[3]

References

9.5092°N -13.7122°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subprefectures of Guinea. Statoids. 20 April 2009.
  2. 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 .
  3. "Bienvenue." Air Guinée. Retrieved 26 February 2010.