Koumana | |
|---|---|
Sub-prefecture and town | |
  Koumana Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 10°41′N9°40′W / 10.683°N 9.667°W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Kankan Region |
| Prefecture | Kouroussa Prefecture |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 12,789 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Koumana is a town and sub-prefecture in the Kouroussa Prefecture in the Kankan Region of eastern-central Guinea. [1] As of 2014 it had a population of 12,789 people. [2]
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.
The sub-prefectures are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural sub-prefectures of Guinea and 38 urban sub-prefectures, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urban area; Kaloum, Dixinn, Matam, Ratoma and Matoto.
Kouroussa is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kouroussa. The prefecture covers an area of 14,050 km.² and has a population of 268,630. With Kouroussa town by far the largest in the Prefecture numbering only 10,000, the vast majority of the Prefecture's population live in small rural communities, making their living from subsistence and small scale cash crop agriculture, as well as small scale trade and mining. The majority of the population are members of the Malinke ethnic group or related Mande speakers. The eastern portion of the prefecture is formed from the Niger River valley, while most of the area characterized by low rolling hills and dry savanna grasslands or scrub-like forest.
