Gaoual () is a town located in northwestern
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 ...
, near the border of
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...
. It is the capital of
Gaoual Prefecture
Gaoual is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Gaoual. The prefecture covers an area of 7,758 km.² and has a population of 194,245.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is divided administratively into 8 sub-prefec ...
. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,582 people.
Etymology
The name "Gaoual" comes from the
Fula word "gaawol", meaning ditch.
People from Gaoual
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Ousmane Gaoual Diallo (1968-), politician
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Alfa Yaya Diallo, national hero and king of Labé
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Diallo Cravate, businessman
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Tiana Diallo, former minister
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El hadj Amadou Binani Diallo, former minister of Energy
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Kandioura Dramé, former minister of Health
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Alpha Ibrahima Mongo Diallo, former minister of Communication
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Bouna Sarr, footballer on
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...
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Yoriken, rapper, member of the group
Methodik
References
Sub-prefectures of the Boké Region
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