Kankan (in Maninka: Kánkàn) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population at 207,790 (2009). The city is located on the Milo River in eastern Guinea and lying about 345 miles east of Conakry.
The population of the city is largely from the Mandinka ethnic group. Kankan serves as the capital and largest city of Kankan Prefecture and Kankan Region.