Local time
Sun, 10:38 PM GMTAfrica/ConakryCityCapital
Conakry
9.53° N, 13.68° W
- Population
- 1,494,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 10
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 10 cities of Guinea in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Guinea, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Conakry
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Practical bearings for Conakry, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Conakry have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name derives from "konakri", a Susu word meaning "over the water" and referring to the city's location on a peninsula. It was originally the name of a local village.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person