Bolodou

Bolodou is a town and sub-prefecture in the Guéckédou Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-western Guinea.[1] The sub-prefecture had a population of 13,643 people in 2014, up from 11,750 in 1996.[2] The town itself holds 94 houses with an unknown total population.[3] The Bolodou Sub-Prefecture is divided into 7 quarters (districts), which are: Beddou, Bolodou Centre, Faindou, Gbandou, Koleadou, Kongoma, and Soumtou. Each of these towns can further be split into sectors, which are the smallest administrative divisions in Guinea.[4] In 2017, Ibrahima Tounkara, a local math teacher, set up his own dam to generate hydroelectric power for the town's homes.[3] In December 2017, a 27-meter-long bridge was built that connected the previously separate markets in Yèndè Millimou and Guéckédou.[5]

Bolodou
Sub-prefecture and town
Bolodou
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 8°51′N 10°20′W
Country Guinea
RegionNzérékoré Region
PrefectureGuéckédou Prefecture
Government
 • MayorAboubacar Faya Kamano
Population
 (2014)
 • Total13,643
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

References
  1. "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  2. "Bolodou (Sub-Prefecture, Guinea) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  3. "How a teacher in Guinea made a dam to power up his entire village". The France 24 Observers. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  4. Des Bureaux De Vote De Guekedou. Guinea: CENI (Commission Electorale Nationale Independante). 2010. pp. 1–3.
  5. "Gueckédou : les travaux de construction du pont de Bolodou sur le fleuve Mafissa lancés par le préfet". agpguinee.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.


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