| Official Name: | Nzérékoré |
| Native Name: | N'Ko: ߒߛߙߍߜߘߺߍ߬ · Fulah: |
| Pushpin Map: | Guinea |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nzérékoré Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nzérékoré Prefecture |
| Population As Of: | 2014[1] |
| Population Total: | 195027 |
| Coordinates: | 7.75°N -8.8167°W |
Nzérékoré (N’ko: N'Ko: ߒߛߙߍߜߘߺߍ߬, Adlam: Fulah: ; also spelled N'Zérékoré) is the second-largest city in Guinea by population after the capital, Conakry, and the largest city in the Guinée forestière region of southeastern Guinea. The city is the capital of Nzérékoré Prefecture. Nzérékoré is a commercial and economic center and lies approximately 354miles southeast of Conakry.[2]
It was the center of an uprising against French rule in 1911 and is now known as a market town and for its silverworking. The population was 107,329 according to the 1996 census. Growing dramatically since the civil wars in neighboring Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast, the 2014 census population was 195,027.[1]
It was the center of an uprising against French rule in 1911. From 1911-1912, the majority of the Nzérékoré Region was put under direct military rule.
There were three days of ethno-religious fighting in Nzérékoré in July 2013.[3] [4] Fighting between ethnic Guerzé (Kpelle), who are Christian or animist, and ethnic Konianke, who are Muslims and close to the larger Malinké ethnic group, left at least 54 dead. The dead included people who were killed with machetes and burned alive. The violence ended after the Guinean military imposed a curfew, and President Alpha Condé made a televised appeal for calm.
Nzérékoré has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The city features a lengthy wet season covering the months of March through November, while the remaining three months form the city's dry season. While average daily temperatures remain relatively consistent throughout the course of the year, Nzérékoré has a much higher diurnal temperature variation during its dry season with average highs around 331NaN1 and average lows ranging from 10to. The city averages roughly 1800mm of precipitation annually.
The N1 highway connects the city with Kankan in the north. The city is also served by Nzérékoré Airport.