Youkounkoun

Youkounkoun
Sub-prefecture and town
Youkounkoun is located in Guinea
Youkounkoun
Youkounkoun
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 12°32′N 13°08′W / 12.533°N 13.133°W / 12.533; -13.133
Country Guinea
RegionBoké Region
PrefectureKoundara Prefecture
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
7,804

Youkounkoun is a town in northwestern Guinea near the border with Senegal. It is located in Koundara Prefecture in the Boké Region. As of 2014 it had a population of 7,804 people.[1]

A French post was constructed in March to April 1903.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ Ismael, Barry (1997). Le Futa-Jaloo face à la colonisation. Harmattan. p. 401. ISBN 2738451977.


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