Banian is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
sub-prefecture in the
Faranah Prefecture
Faranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Faranah. The prefecture covers an area of 12,966 km2 and has an estimated population of 280,511.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is di ...
in the
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 t ...
of
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 36,445 people.
La sous-préfecture de Banian est située à 65 kilomètres du centre ville de Faranah et 72 kilomètres lui séparant de la ville de Kissidougou
Elle a une superficie de 2 650 km2 avec 47000 habitants en 2021.
Composée de 26 districts et de 85 secteurs.
References
Sub-prefectures of the Faranah Region
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