sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefecture ...
located in 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 ...
. It is the capital of
Coyah Prefecture
Coyah is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Coyah
Coyah is a town and sub-prefecture located in western Guinea. It is the capital of Coyah Prefecture.
Its population is 77,103 (2008 est).World Gazetteer , Retrieved on June 16, 2008
Notable people
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Karim Bangoura Karim Bangoura (c. 1926 – 1972) was a Guinean diplomat.
Born into a notable Susu family in Coyah in the mid-1920s, Bangoura was originally a school teacher and was an important member of the African Bloc of Guinea. Until 1958, he was a repr ...