| Koundara | |
| 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: | Koundara Prefecture |
| Population As Of: | 2014 census |
| Population Total: | 27433 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 12.4833°N -31°W |
Koundara is a town in northwestern Guinea, near the borders of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. It is the capital of Koundara Prefecture. The town is served by Sambailo Airport. As of 2014 it had a population of 27,433 people.[1]
Koundara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with the temperature being hot year round, and with a wet and dry season. On 29 March 2017, Koundara recorded a temperature of 45C, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Guinea.[2]