Santou

For the Romanian village of Sântu, see Lunca, Mureş.
Santou
Sub-prefecture and town
Santou is located in Guinea
Santou
Santou
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 11°08′N 13°05′W / 11.133°N 13.083°W / 11.133; -13.083
Country Guinea
RegionKindia Region
PrefectureTélimélé Prefecture
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Santou (locally, Santu) is a town and sub-prefecture in the Télimélé Prefecture in the Kindia Region of western-central Guinea.[1]

Mining

  • Bauxite and iron ore are mined in this district.

Transport

A standard gauge railway is under construction to connect these mines with the new port of Dapilon.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  2. ^ [1] Dapilon-Santou railway

11°08′N 13°05′W / 11.133°N 13.083°W / 11.133; -13.083


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