Youkounkoun

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Youkounkoun
Sub-prefecture and town
Youkounkoun
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 12°32′N 13°08′W / 12.533°N 13.133°W / 12.533; -13.133Coordinates: 12°32′N 13°08′W / 12.533°N 13.133°W / 12.533; -13.133
Country  Guinea
Region Boké Region
Prefecture Koundara Prefecture
Population (2008)
  Total 7,754

Youkounkoun is a town in northwestern Guinea. It is located in Koundara Prefecture in the Boké Region. The population was estimated at 7,754 in 2008. [1]

Cultural Reference

Youkounkoun was adopted as the name of the largest diamond in the World in 1960s French movie The Sucker.

References

  1. World Gazetteer, Retrieved on June 18, 2008

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