Map of Faranah, Guinea

Faranah is the administrative centre of Faranah, Guinea, with a population of about 70,181. It lies at 10.0404°N, 10.7434°W. Faranah is about 326 km (203 mi) east of Conakry, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kouroussa, 116 km to the northeast.

Faranah at a glance

Where is Faranah?

• The 14th largest city in Guinea by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 32 min on the shortest day to 12 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Faranah

• Kouroussa — 116 km northeast
• Kissidougou — 118 km southeast
• Mamou — 152 km west
• Koidu — 157 km south, Sierra Leone
• Kankan — 162 km east
• Gueckedou — 177 km south
• Makeni — 192 km southwest, Sierra Leone
• Macenta — 217 km southeast
• Labé — 220 km northwest
• Siguiri — 231 km northeast

Largest cities in Faranah

• Kissidougou — 116,019

Largest cities in Guinea

• Conakry — 1,928,389
• Nzérékoré — 226,426
• Kankan — 221,428
• Manéah — 194,297
• Dubréka — 182,296
• Kindia — 161,024
• Siguiri — 148,018
• Kamsar — 148,000
• Kissidougou — 116,019
• Labé — 107,571

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.