Kaloum is an urban

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

Conakry Region Conakry ( , ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. The current population of Conakry is dif ...

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 ...

and one of five in the capital

Conakry Conakry ( , ; ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. The current population of C ...

. Kaloum includes the city centre of Conakry. As of 2014 it had a population of 62,675 people. The seat of Government is located in Kaloum, including the

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, the Palais du Peuple, many ministries, embassies and banks. The Port of Conakry and the fishing port are located there. The

Ignace Deen Hospital The Ignace Deen Hospital (Hôpital Ignace Deen) is a hospital in Conakry, Guinea built during the colonial era. The hospital is situated next to the National Museum. A report in 2011 described the conditions as squalid, with poor quality of care. ...

, one of the first in the nation, was built there in the colonial era. Other notable features include the

Sandervalia National Museum The Sandervalia National Museum () is the national museum of Guinea, situated in the capital, Conakry. Most of the rooms are empty, but it contains a limited display of traditional objects from different regions of Guinea, as well as objects and s ...

and St. Mary's Cathedral, Conakry. When

Air Guinée Compagnie Nationale Air Guinée, in its latter years known as Air Guinee Express, was an airline based in Conakry, Guinea. Its main base was Conakry International Airport.Flight International 27 March 2007 Air Guinée was the national airline ...

existed, its head office was in Kaloum.Bienvenue
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Gallery

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References

Sub-prefectures of Conakry {{Guinea-geo-stub