Port Kamsar

"Kamsar" redirects here. For other uses, see Kamsar (disambiguation).
Port Kamsar
Sub-prefecture and city
Port Kamsar

Location in Guinea

Coordinates: 10°39′N 14°37′W / 10.650°N 14.617°W / 10.650; -14.617Coordinates: 10°39′N 14°37′W / 10.650°N 14.617°W / 10.650; -14.617
Country  Guinea
Region Boke Region
Prefecture Boké Prefecture
Population (2014)
  Total 113,108

Kamsar is a port city in Guinea, West Africa. It is also a Sub-prefecture of Guinea. It is located on the mouth of the Río Nunez. As of 2014 it had a population of 113,108 people.[1]

Transport

It has a standard gauge railway line feeding bauxite from the mine at Sangarédi to the port. Population 88,222 (2008 est).[2]

The city is served by Kawass Airport.

See also

References

  1. "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. World Gazetteer, Retrieved on June 16, 2008


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