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Bossou

Field	Value
name	Bossou
native_name
settlement_type	Sub-prefecture and town
pushpin_map	Guinea
pushpin_label_position	above
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Guinea
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Guinea
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Nzérékoré Region
subdivision_type2	Prefecture
subdivision_name2	Lola Prefecture
leader_title1
established_title
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
timezone	GMT
utc_offset	+0
coordinates

**Bossou ** is a town and sub-prefecture in the Lola Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-eastern Guinea. Much of the sub prefecture consists of the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve. The Bossou Hills Reserve situated at the south-eastern limit of the city, which is famous for its chimpanzees habituated to humans, and make Bossou Hills the best chimpanzee observer place in Western Africa.

Economy

Tourists that go to Bossou make the best of nature as Bossou has a rich nature and chimpanzees are also one of the main attractions. Bossou is known to be very rich in agriculture as its people grow coffee beans, rice, fruits and corn. Bossou is a very small city and therefore has a limited number of people, majority of people in Bossou are poor and there are only few government schools available and the level of education is relatively low.

History

During the Liberian War, many refugees crossed the border to seek refuge and the government of Guinea built refugee camps on the high hills which still exists today. People in Bossou mainly speak Mano and one of the most popular people to come from Bossou is Jean-Marie Doré.

In 2024, local residents of Bossou demolished the chimpanzees research centre at the Reserve as one of the animals was reported to have captured and killed a human infant.

Gallery

File:Bossou city.jpg|Bossou town File:Nimba westernchimps.jpg|Western cimpanzees of Mount Nimba

References

"Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids.
(2024-09-22). "Residents ransack Guinea chimpanzee centre after animal kills infant". [[Deccan Herald]].
Flanagan, Jane. (September 25, 2024). "‘They no longer fear humans’: how Bossou’s chimps became killers". [[The Times]].

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