Coyah is a town and

sub-prefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...

located in western

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

. It is the capital of Coyah Prefecture. Its population is 77,103 (2008 est).World Gazetteer
, Retrieved on June 16, 2008

Notable people

* Karim Bangoura (c.1926-1972), diplomat * Achkar Marof (1930-1971), diplomat * Kabèlè Abdoul Camara (1950-), diplomat

References

Sub-prefectures of the Kindia Region {{Guinea-geo-stub