Mamou

It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade meat processing, while it also acts as an important transport hub. All vehicles going to the Fouta Jallon, the forest region or Haute Guinée have to travel through Mamou. ==Climate==

Mamou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Mamou (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 31.5 | Feb high C = 33.4 | Mar high C = 34.3 | Apr high C = 33.4 | May high C = 30.8 | Jun high C = 28.2 | Jul high C = 26.6 | Aug high C = 26.3 | Sep high C = 27.4 | Oct high C = 28.6 | Nov high C = 30.2 | Dec high C = 31.0 | year high C = 30.1 | Jan low C = 14.1 | Feb low C = 15.9 | Mar low C = 17.9 | Apr low C = 20.0 | May low C = 19.0 | Jun low C = 18.4 | Jul low C = 18.0 | Aug low C = 18.0 | Sep low C = 17.8 | Oct low C = 17.6 | Nov low C = 16.3 | Dec low C = 14.2 | year low C = 17.3 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 4.7 | Feb precipitation mm = 3.2 | Mar precipitation mm = 18.9 | Apr precipitation mm = 81.2 | May precipitation mm = 148.8 | Jun precipitation mm = 221.7 | Jul precipitation mm = 315.5 | Aug precipitation mm = 424.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 328.8 | Oct precipitation mm = 199.7 | Nov precipitation mm = 43.8 | Dec precipitation mm = 2.2 | year precipitation mm = 1793.3 | source = NOAA (humidity 1961–1990) == Schools ==

• Lycee Amilcar Cabra • Institut Supérieur de Technologie Mamou • École privée Lamarana Diallo == Hospitals ==

• Hôpital Regional De Mamou == Religious buildings ==

• Grande Mosquée de Mamou == Notable people ==

• Fatoumata Barry, Guineas's first woman architect. == See also ==