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.