Fun fact 1 about Kankan
city
Kankan was originally called Fadou, meaning 'place of plenty'.
Kankan
Guinea
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city
Kankan
Guinea
Country
Guinea
Population
228.0K
Coordinates
10.38, -9.30
Kankan is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the second largest in population, with a population of 410,542 people as at the Census of 1 July 2025. The city is located in eastern Guinea about 555 kilometres east of the national capital Conakry.
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