Kankan is a city situated in eastern Guinea, located approximately 555 kilometres east of the national capital, Conakry. It serves as a significant urban center within the country's geographic landscape.
The city is characterized by its large physical scale and demographic size. Kankan is the largest city in Guinea by land area and ranks as the second-largest city in the nation by population, which was recorded at 410,542 people during the Census of 1 July 2025.