Gaoual
Sub-prefecture and town in Boké Region, Guinea
11°45′N 13°12′W / 11.750°N 13.200°W / 11.750; -13.200![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png)
(2014 census)
Gaoual (N'Ko: ߜ߭ߥߊߟ) is a town located in northwestern Guinea, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Gaoual Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 20,582 people.[1]
Etymology
The name "Gaoual" comes from the Fula word "gaawol", meaning ditch.[2]
People from Gaoual
- Ousmane Gaoual Diallo (1968-), politician
- Alfa Yaya Diallo, national hero and king of Labé
- Diallo Cravate, businessman
- Tiana Diallo, former minister
- El hadj Amadou Binani Diallo, former minister of Energy
- Kandioura Dramé, former minister of Health
- Alpha Ibrahima Mongo Diallo, former minister of Communication
- Bouna Sarr, footballer on Bayern Munich
- Yoriken, rapper, member of the group Methodik
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Capital: Gaoual
- Gaoual-Centre
- Foulamory
- Kakony
- Koumbia
- Kounsitel
- Malanta
- Touba
- Wendou M'Bour
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11°45′N 13°12′W / 11.750°N 13.200°W / 11.750; -13.200
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