Fria is a
prefecture located 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 capital is the city of Boké.
Administrative divisions
Boké Region is divided into fiv ...
of
Guinea. The capital is
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, Kim ...
. 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:
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Fria-Centre
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Baguinet
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Banguingny
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Tormelin
References
Prefectures of Guinea
Boké Region
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