Douako is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

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. ...

in the

Kouroussa Prefecture Kouroussa is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kouroussa. The prefecture covers an area of 14,050 km.² and has a population of 268,630. With Kouroussa town by far the largest in the Prefecture numbering on ...

in the

Kankan Region Kankan Region () is a region of Guinea located in the east of the country. It is the largest region of Guinea by area. The region has five (5) prefectures (Kankan, Kérouané, Kouroussa, Mandiana and Siguiri). It is bordered by the countries o ...

of eastern-central

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 ...

. As of 2014 it had a population of 23,416 people. As of 2014, the population has slightly more females than males, with around 53.3% of its population being female. The town also has a slightly more young population, with 51.5% being 0–14 years old. Urbanization is almost non existent, with 100% of the town being rural.

References

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