Youkounkoun
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Youkounkoun is a town
in northwestern Guinea
. It is located in Koundara Prefecture
in the Boké Region
. The population was estimated at 7,754 in 2008.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in northwestern Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
. It is located in Koundara Prefecture
Koundara Prefecture
Koundara is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Koundara. The prefecture covers an area of 5,505 km.² and has an estimated population of 110,000.-Sub-prefectures:...
in the Boké Region
Boké Region
The Boké Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau and the Guinean regions of Kindia and Labé...
. The population was estimated at 7,754 in 2008.