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Subdivisions Of Guinea
Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics: *Maritime Guinea (''La Guinée Maritime'') covers 34% of the country * Middle Guinea (''La Moyenne-Guinée'') covers 20% of the country * Upper Guinea (''La Haute-Guinée'') covers 38% of the country * Forested Guinea (''Guinée Forestière'') covers 23% of the country, and is both forested and mountainous Government divisions Regions Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions. The national capital, Conakry, ranks as a special zone. *The capital Conakry with a population of 1,660,973 ranks as a special zone. Prefectures Guinea's regions are subdivided into thirty-three prefectures and one special zone, Conakry. Sub-prefectures The Communes of Guinea or sub prefectures, known in French as ''sous-prefectures'', are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural communes of Guinea and 38 urban communes, 5 of w ...
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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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Conakry Special Zone
Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. The current population of Conakry is difficult to ascertain, although the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs has estimated it at two million, accounting for one-sixth of the entire population of the country. History Conakry was originally settled on the small Tombo Island and later spread to the neighboring Kaloum Peninsula, a stretch of land wide. The city was essentially founded after Britain ceded the island to France in 1887. In 1885 the two island villages of Conakry and Boubinet had fewer than 500 inhabitants. Conakry became the capital of French Guinea in 1904 and prospered as an export port, particularly after a railway (now closed) to Kankan opened up the ...
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Boké Prefecture
Boké is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boké Boké is the capital city of Boké Prefecture within the Boké Region of Lower Guinea near the border with Guinea-Bissau. It is also a sub-prefecture of Guinea. Located along the Rio Nuñez which flows to its not-too-distant mouth on the Atla .... The prefecture covers an area of 11,124 km.² and has a population of 449,405. It contains several economically important areas of the country, including those engaged in fishing, mining, and agriculture. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively into 10 sub-prefectures: # Boké-Centre # Bintimodiya # Dabiss # Kamsar # Kanfarandé # Kolaboui # Malapouyah # Sangarédi # Sansalé # Tanéné References Prefectures of Guinea Boké Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Boffa Prefecture
Boffa is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boffa. The prefecture covers an area of and has a population of 212,583. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively into 8 sub-prefectures: # Boffa-Centre # Colia # Douprou # Koba-Tatema # Lisso Lisso is a town and sub-prefecture in the Boffa Prefecture in the 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 ca ... # Mankountan # Tamita # Tougnifili References Prefectures of Guinea Boké Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Beyla Prefecture
Beyla is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Beyla. The prefecture covers an area of 13,612 km.² and has an estimated population of 326,082. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively into 14 sub-prefectures: # Beyla-Centre # Boola # Diara-Guerela # Diassodou # Fouala # Gbakedou # Gbessoba # Karala # Koumandou # Moussadou Moussadou is a town and sub-prefecture in the Beyla Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region ( nqo, ߒߛߙߍߜߍ߬ߘߍ߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲) is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is ... # Nionsomoridou # Samana # Sinko # Sokourala References Prefectures of Guinea Nzérékoré Region {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Guinea Prefectures
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 PaquettHere ...
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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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Mamou
Mamou (Pular: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 376,269 (2018 est),and the city is almost 98% Fulani tribe. World Gazetteer
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Mamou Region
Mamou Region ( Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is located in central Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Faranah Region, Faranah, Labé, and Kindia. Administrative divisions Mamou Region is divided into three prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 36 sub-prefectures: * Dalaba Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures) * Mamou Prefecture (14 sub-prefectures) * Pita Prefecture Pita ( Pular: 𞤍𞤢𞤤𞤭𞥅𞤪𞤫 𞤆𞤭𞤼𞤢) is a prefecture located in the Mamou Region of Guinea. The capital is Pita. The prefecture covers an area of 4,320 km.² and has an estimated population of 266,000. Sub-prefec ... (12 sub-prefectures) References Regions of Guinea {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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Faranah
Faranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 78,108 people. The town is mainly inhabited by the Malinke people. History Sékou Touré was born in what was then a village, and after becoming president developed it with a mosque, palace and conference centre. It lies immediately south west of the Haut Niger National Park. The town is served by Faranah Airport. Climate Faranah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). Mining Faranah is near major iron ore deposits. Notable residents *Mamadou Barry Mamadou Hady Barry (born 16 May 1986), also known as Hady Barry, is a Guinean-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 2 club Persewar Waropen. Club career Persipal Palu Barry played for Persipal Palu in Indone ... - Olympic Guinean long-distance runner Singer Sayon Camara, artist of Dinuiraye References Re ...
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Faranah Region
Faranah Region is located in east-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Sierra Leone and Mali and the Guinean regions of Kankan, Mamou, Nzérékoré, and Labé Labé (Adlam script, Pular 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪:𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has a population of about 200,000. It is the second largest city in the country after the capit .... Administrative divisions Faranah Region is divided into four prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 42 sub-prefectures: * Dabola Prefecture (9 sub-prefectures) * Dinguiraye Prefecture (8 sub-prefectures) * Faranah Prefecture (12 sub-prefectures) * Kissidougou Prefecture (13 sub-prefectures) Geography Faranah Region is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude. References Regions of Guinea {{Guinea-geo-stub ...
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