Kankan

10°22N 9°11W, pop (2000e) 122 000. Capital of Haute-Guinée region, E Guinea, on the R Milo; second largest town in Guinea; railway terminus; commercial and transportation centre; light industry, crafts; national police school.

Kankan is a town on the River Milo in eastern Guinea. It is the country's third-biggest city with a population of 100,192 in 1996 (census). It was founded by the Soninké people in the seventeenth century and became capital of the Baté Empire and an important trading centre, particularly for kola nuts.

The town is known for its university, for its religious scholars and its mango trees.

Coordinates: 10°23′N 9°18′W