GUECKEDOU

town, southern Guinea, at the intersection of roads from Kailahun (Sierra Leone), Kissidougou, and Macenta. It is the chief trading centre for rice, coffee, kola nuts, and palm oil and kernels. The town is located in a forested area of the Guinea Highlands mainly inhabited by the Kissi people. Guckdou is the site of a government hospital, a palm oil and soap factory, and a Roman Catholic mission (1951). Pop. (1983 prelim.) 31,641.