Kankan
Kankan is a regional capital in Guinea with a population of about 221,428.
GuineaCity🏆 #4 most populated in Guinea🕐 Africa/Conakry
Kankan is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the second largest in population, with a population of 410,542 people as of 2026. The city is located in eastern Guinea about 555 kilometres east of the national capital Conakry.
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About Kankan
| Country | Guinea |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | K |
| Population | 221,428 |
| Local currency | GNF |
| Coordinates | 10.3854, -9.3057 |
| Time zone | Africa/Conakry |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 488 km · Conakry |
| Population (Guinea) | #4 most populated in Guinea |
| Where on Earth | 10°23′8″N · 9°18′20″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 1,156 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,863 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Cartagena (Colombia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -10.39, 170.69 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 4,413 km |
| London | 4,648 km |
| Cairo | 4,725 km |
| São Paulo | 5,542 km |
| Moscow | 6,471 km |
| Dubai | 6,971 km |