Koundara is a town in northwestern

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, near the borders of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. It is the capital of

Koundara Prefecture Koundara is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Koundara. The prefecture covers an area of and has a population of 130,205. Capital Koundara town is served by Sambailo Airport. As of 2014 it had a population of ...

. The town is served by

Sambailo Airport Sambailo Airport is an airport serving Koundara, a town in the Boké Region of Guinea. It is northwest of Koundara, at the village of Sambailo. The Sambailo non-directional beacon (Ident: SB) is located on the field. See also * * *Transport in ...

. As of 2014 it had a population of 27,433 people.

Climate

Koundara has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification ''Aw''), with the temperature being hot year round, and with a wet and dry season. On 29 March 2017, Koundara recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Guinea.

References

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