Capital City | Conakry |
Capital location | 9 30 N, 13 42 W |
Capital - history | according to tradition, the name derives from the fusion of the name Cona, a Baga wine and cheese producer who lived on Tombo Island (the original site of the present-day capital), and the word nakiri, which in Susu means "the other bank" or "the other side"; supposedly, Baga's palm grove produced the best wine on the island and people traveling to sample his vintage, would say: "I am going to Cona, on the other bank (Cona-nakiri)," which over time became Conakry |
Capital - time difference | UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |