Kindia

{{For|the plant genus|Kindia (plant)}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox settlement   |name = Kindia |other_name = |native_name = {{nativename|emk|ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫}} |nickname = |settlement_type = Sub-prefecture and town |motto =  |image_skyline = Strassenszene bei Kindia.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Guinea |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = 25px Guinea |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Kindia Region |subdivision_type2 = Prefecture |subdivision_name2 = Kindia Prefecture |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Mamadouba Bangoura |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial  |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of =2008 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 181,126 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi=  |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|10|02|59|N|12|51|15|W|region:GN|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type =  |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}

'''Kindia''' (N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, located about {{convert|85|mi}} northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126.<ref>[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-89 World Gazetteer] {{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Retrieved on June 16, 2008</ref> Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture and Kindia Region. It also functions as a sub-prefecture of Guinea.

== Geography == 300px|thumb|right|Mariée Falls The city is near Mount Gangan and the Mariée Falls.

== History ==

The city was founded in 1904 on the route of Conakry Railway in Kankan.<ref>''Britannica'', [https://www.britannica.com/place/Kindia "Kindia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827044159/https://www.britannica.com/place/Kindia |date=2021-08-27 }}, britannica.com, US, accessed on June 23, 2019</ref>

In October 2002, mass graves were discovered near Kindia containing hundreds of bodies. Most of the victims were killed on 17 and 18 October 1971 by Touré's regime. One grave reportedly contained 400 bodies.<ref name="'Mass graves' found in Guinea">{{cite news |date=October 22, 2002 |title='Mass graves' found in Guinea |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2349639.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>

== Economy == Kindia grew around banana plantations following the construction of a now-closed railway to the capital.

==Demography== The city of Kindia has an ethnically diverse population, although the Susu make up the majority of the population, followed by the Mandinka.{{fact|date=November 2024}} The city is home to virtually all of the country's ethnic groups. After the capital Conakry, Kindia is home to the second largest Sierra Leonean community in Guinea. An estimated 9,000 Sierra Leoneans reside in the city, many of them have obtain Guinean citizenship. Like every city in Western Guinea, including the capital Conakry, the Susu language is the most widely spoken language in Kindia and is understood by virtually the entire population.

==Climate== Kindia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw'').

{{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Kindia (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 32.5 | Feb high C = 34.7 | Mar high C = 35.9 | Apr high C = 35.3 | May high C = 32.7 | Jun high C = 29.6 | Jul high C = 27.9 | Aug high C = 27.4 | Sep high C = 28.8 | Oct high C = 29.8 | Nov high C = 30.8 | Dec high C = 31.7 | year high C = 31.4

| source = NOAA (humidity, sun 1961–1990)<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Guinea/CSV/KINDIA_61818.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kindia |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 4, 2024 |archive-date = January 5, 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240105044620/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Guinea/CSV/KINDIA_61818.csv |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name= NOAA>{{cite web |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GW/61818.TXT |title = Kindia Climate Normals 1961–1990 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210908042057/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GW/61818.TXT |archive-date = 2021-09-08 |url-status = dead |access-date = July 6, 2015}}</ref> }}

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:Regional capitals in Guinea Category:Sub-prefectures of the Kindia Region Category:French West Africa Category:Populated places established in 1904 Category:1904 establishments in French West Africa