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Macenta
City in southern Guinea
City in southern Guinea
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Macenta | |
| native_name | ||
| settlement_type | Sub-prefecture and town | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_map | Guinea | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Guinea | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Guinea | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region | |
| subdivision_name1 | Nzérékoré Region | |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture | |
| subdivision_name2 | Macenta Prefecture | |
| leader_title1 | ||
| established_title | ||
| established_title2 | ||
| established_title3 | ||
| unit_pref | Imperial | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| population_as_of | 2008 est. | |
| population_total | 88,376 | |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities | |
| population_blank2_title | Religions | |
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_footnotes | ||
| postal_code_type |
Macenta is one of fourteen cities in the country of Guinea, West Africa, in the south of the country. It is the capital of the Macenta Prefecture, the Nzérékoré Region situated in the southeastern border of the country. {{Infobox settlement
Geography
Macenta is the capital of the Macenta Prefecture in southeastern Guinea. It is located in the Guinea Highlands at an elevation of 620 m, between the road from Nzérékoré to Guéckédou. The Nianda River joins the Makonda River near Macenta. Macenta is also located near the border of Liberia.
Climate
Macenta has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). | access-date = October 19, 2015}}
Recent history
French colonial and settlement influx influenced by Liberians circa 2000. It is the source of the 2014 African Ebola outbreak.
Economy
Macenta is the major trading market town for tea, coffee, rice, cassava, shea butter extract, kola nuts, palm oil, and kernels grown nearby. A tea processing plant was built in Macenta in 1968, and the town has an agricultural research station, a sawmill, and several secondary schools. A trade in smuggling is believed to have developed in Macenta. Tigui Mining Company, which specialises in gold and diamond extraction and is owned by former model Tigui Camara, has licenses to work on diamond extraction in the locality.
The town is served by Macenta Airport.
Hospitals
- Hôpital Préfectoral de Macenta
- Centre Medical Mission Phil Africaine
- Centre de Santé Bowa
- Centre de Santé de Patrice
Schools
- Collège de Tripo Cabar
- l'École Patrice Lumumba
- Ecole primaire de Kamandou Koura
Districts
Kamandou Koura
Kamandou Cite
Bowa 1
Bowa 2
Bamala
References
References
- "Guinea (08/09)".
- Anderson, Ewan.W.. (2003). "International Boundaries: A Geopolitical Atlas By Ewan W. Anderson (2003)". [[Routledge]].
- "Ebola Map | Virus & Contagious Disease Surveillance".
- [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049707/Macenta Encyclopædia Britannica], Retrieved on June 16, 2008
- "Interview avec Tiguidanke Camara, la seule femme propriétaire d’une compagnie minière en Afrique francophone".
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