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Fria Prefecture
Fria is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Fria. The prefecture covers an area of .² and has a population of 96,527. It is the site of the first alumina factory in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively into 4 sub-prefectures: # Fria-Centre # Baguinet # Banguingny # Tormelin References Prefectures of Guinea Boké Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Prefectures Of Guinea
Guinea is divided into 8 regions among which the national capital Conakry ranks as a special zone (and is further divided into 5 communes). The other 7 regions are further subdivided into 33 prefectures and thence into sub-prefectures; which are later subdivided into local units (i.e.: districts and quarters) and further subdivided into smaller units (i.e.: villages and sectors). Prefectures The special zone of Conakry and the 33 prefectures are shown below according to their region, with their populations at recent censuses:Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea. See also *Administrative divisions of Guinea *Sub-prefectures of Guinea The sub-prefectures (known in French as ''sous-prefectures'') are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural sub-prefectures of Guinea and 38 urban sub-prefectures, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urb ... * ISO 3166-2:GN References {{Africa administrative divisions second level Su ...
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Regions Of Guinea
Guinea is divided into 8 administrative regions. 7 regions other than Conakry Region are further subdivided into 33 prefectures. See also * Administrative divisions of Guinea * Prefectures of Guinea * Sub-prefectures of Guinea The sub-prefectures (known in French as ''sous-prefectures'') are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural sub-prefectures of Guinea and 38 urban sub-prefectures, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urb ... * ISO 3166-2:GN References Subdivisions of Guinea Guinea, Regions Guinea 1 Regions, Guinea Guinea geography-related lists {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Boké Region
Boké Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau and the Guinean regions of Kindia and Labé. Its capital is the city of Boké. Administrative divisions Boké Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 37 sub-prefectures: * Boffa Prefecture (8 sub-prefectures) * Boké Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures) * Fria Prefecture (4 sub-prefectures) * Gaoual Prefecture (8 sub-prefectures) * Koundara Prefecture (7 sub-prefectures) Mining reserves Boké Region is the home to a great part of Guinea's aluminium (or bauxite) reserves. At least two of the country's largest mining facilities are located there: *Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, or CBG, which is operated by Halco Mining, an international and intercorporate aluminium mining entity. * Alumina Company of Guinea, or ACG, operating the Friguia bauxite-alumina complex in Fria Prefecture. See also *Aluminium in Africa Aluminium in Africa orig ...
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Fria
Fria is a town and Sub-prefecture in Lower Guinea, lying north of Conakry near the Amaria Dam on the Konkouré River. As of 2014 it had a population of 61,691 people. Overview There are some variations in the name of the town: Friguia, Kimbo or Kimbo-city. Fria is known for its local caves, the Grottes de Bogoro and the Grottes de Konkouré). The town's economy relies heavily upon bauxite mining and aluminum production. The town of Fria was built around a company called Kimbo-Fria, now ACG Fria (Aluminum Company of Guinea), Africa's first aluminum factory. ACG-Fria is the only operating alumina refinery in Guinea, producing 600,000 tonnes of alumina and 2.8 million tonnes of bauxite per year. Recently, the president of Guinea, Lansana Conte, signed an agreement with RUSAL privatizing the bauxite and aluminum complex in Fria run by the Alumina Company of Guinea. This will allow for eventual doubling of the company's capacity. The town is served by Fria Airport. Railwa ...
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Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. It has a population of million and an area of . Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. It has a history of military coups d'état.Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit FauconMilitary Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea ''Wall Street Journal'' (September 5, 2021).Krista LarsonEXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup? Associated Press (September 7, 2021).Danielle PaquettH ...
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ...
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Sub-prefectures Of Guinea
The sub-prefectures (known in French as ''sous-prefectures'') are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural sub-prefectures of Guinea and 38 urban sub-prefectures, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urban area; Kaloum, Dixinn, Matam, Ratoma and Matoto. Sub-prefectures of Guinea Eastern Guinea Region of Faranah Dabola Prefecture * Arfamoussaya * Banko * Bissikrima * Dabola-Centre (urban) * Dogomet * Kankama * Kindoyé * Konendou * N'Déma Dinguiraye Prefecture * Banora * Dialakoro * Diatifèrè * Dinguiraye-Centre (urban) * Gagnakaly * Kalinko * Lansanaya * Sélouma Faranah Prefecture * Banian * Beindou * Faranah-Centre (urban) * Gnaléah * Hérémakonon * Kobikoro * Marela * Passaya * Sandéniyah * Songoyah * Tiro * Tindo Kissidougou Prefecture * Albadariah * Banama * Bardou * Beindou * Fermessadou-Pombo * Firawa-Yomadou * Gbangbadou * Kissidougou-Centre (urban) * Koundiatou * Manfran * Sa ...
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Baguinet
Baguinet is a town and sub-prefecture in the Fria Prefecture in the Boké Region of western Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... As of 2014 it had a population of 13,839 people. References Sub-prefectures of the Boké Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Banguingny
Banguingny is a town and sub-prefecture in the Fria Prefecture in the Boké Region of western Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... As of 2014 it had a population of 8,684 people. References Sub-prefectures of the Boké Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Tormelin
Tormelin is a town and sub-prefecture in the Fria Prefecture in the Boké Region of western Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... As of 2014 it had a population of 12,613 people. References Sub-prefectures of the Boké Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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