Faranah | |
|---|---|
Sub-prefecture and town | |
| Nickname: Sankaran | |
  Faranah Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′N 10°44′W / 10.033°N 10.733°W | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Faranah Region |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 78,108 |
Faranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 78,108 people.[1] The town is mainly inhabited by the Malinke people.
Sékou Touré was born in what was then a village, and after becoming president developed it with a mosque, palace and conference centre. It lies immediately south west of the Haut Niger National Park. The town is served by Faranah Airport.
Faranah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).
| Climate data for Faranah (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
4.4 (0.17) |
20.2 (0.80) |
52.6 (2.07) |
165.9 (6.53) |
206.0 (8.11) |
279.5 (11.00) |
318.6 (12.54) |
348.4 (13.72) |
189.6 (7.46) |
21.6 (0.85) |
3.1 (0.12) |
1,612.1 (63.47) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 44 | 39 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 66 | 52 | 63 |
| Source: NOAA (humidity 1961–1990)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Faranah is near major iron ore deposits.
Singer Sayon Camara, artist of Dinuiraye
