Sub-prefecture of bankon
Bankon is a town and sub-prefecture in the Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region of northern Guinea near the border with Mali.- Type: Town with 21,400 residents
- Description: sub-prefecture and town in Kankan Region, Guinea
- Also known as: “Bankon”
Sub-prefecture of bankon
- Categories: subprefecture of Guinea and locality
- Location: Préfecture de Siguiri, Kankan Region, Guinea, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.5582° or 11° 33′ 30″ north
Longitude
-8.8006° or 8° 48′ 2″ west
Population
21,400
Elevation
338 metres (1,109 feet)
Open location code
7C3HH55X+7P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Spanish—“Sub-prefecture of bankon” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Bankon, Guinea”
- French: “Bankon (Guinée)”
- French: “Bankon”
- Italian: “Bankon”
- Malay: “Bankon”
- N'Ko: “ߓߊ߲ߞߏ߲߫”
- Spanish: “Bankon”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bankou and Karifa.
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