About Banko
Banko is a city in Faranah, Guinea with a population of 23,638. It is the 36th largest of the 47 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Guinea, and the 22,172nd largest worldwide. It lies 350 km from Conakry.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 10
Elevation
546 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Conakry
Coordinates
10.717, -10.717
Record updated
2026-01-19
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 47 in GuineaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.