Siguiri

Siguiri
ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫ Siri
The courthouse of Siguiri
The courthouse of Siguiri
Siguiri is located in Guinea
Siguiri
Siguiri
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 11°25′N 9°10′W / 11.417°N 9.167°W / 11.417; -9.167
Country Guinea
RegionKankan Region
Creation of the Cercle of Siguiri1890[2]
Government
 • MayorElhadj Koumba Sékou Magassouba[3]
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
196 308.[1]

Siguiri (N’ko: ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫; Arabic: سِجِرِ ِ) is a city in northeastern Guinea on the River Niger. It is a sub-prefecture and capital of Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region.[4]

It is known for its goldsmiths and as the birthplace of Sekouba Bambino Diabaté. Siguiri is the site of a former French fort built in 1888, and the Siguiri Airport.

  1. ^ République de Guinée, Institut national de la statistique, Annuaire statistique 2016, p. 53 [1]
  2. ^ "Fragments d'Histoire : L'HISTOIRE DE SIGUIRI". Kababachir. Retrieved 7 October 2024..
  3. ^ "Le maire de Siguiri désavoue le préfet : " je ne reconnais pas sa décision "". guineematin.com (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 20, 2009.

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