Sansando is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mandiana Prefecture in the Kankan Region of eastern Guinea.[1] As of 2014 it had a population of 23,018 people.[2]
Sansando | |
|---|---|
Sub-prefecture and town | |
  Sansando Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 11°05′N 9°12′W / 11.083°N 9.200°W | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Kankan Region |
| Prefecture | Mandiana Prefecture |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 23,018 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sansando, located in the Kafo of Juma was historically an important center for the education of griots.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ Person, Yves (1981). "Nyaani Mansa Mamudu et la fin de l 'empire du Mali". Le sol, la parole et l'écrit: Mélanges en hommage à Raymond Mauny, Tome II. Paris: Société française d'histoire d'outre-mer. p. 627-8. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
11°05′N 9°12′W / 11.083°N 9.200°W
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