Mandiana Explained

Mandiana
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:Kankan Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Mandiana Prefecture
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ibrahima Sira Diakité
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:25,791
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:10.6333°N -49°W

Mandiana is a town located in eastern Guinea. It is the capital of Mandiana Prefecture. As of 2014 the town and surrounding sub-prefecture had a population of 25,791 people.[1]

There are notable gold reserves in the area. It is part of the Birimian rocks, of the Ashanti Gold Belt. It is situated in the Bougouni basin and is underlain by sedimentary rocks of the Upper Birimian Group. The Morila-Syama Gold Belt (known as Morila mine) is located towards the east of the Bougouni basin and is one of the largest gold mines in the area.

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10.6333°N -49°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guinea . Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive . 12 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124030052/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/guinea.aspx . 24 November 2015 .