Kankan is a
prefecture located in the
Kankan Region
The Kankan region now has more than 6,167,904 inhabitants (2021) the most popular region of Guinea The region has five (5) prefectures (Kankan, Kérouané, Kouroussa, Mandiana and Siguiri), 53 sub-prefectures, 5 urban communes, 53 rural commun ...
of
Guinea. The capital is
Kankan
Kankan ( Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population, with a population of 1 980 130 people as of 2020. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the ...
. The prefecture covers an area of 19,750 km.² and has a population of 2,450,890.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is divided administratively into 13
sub-prefectures:
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Kankan-Centre
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Balandougou
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Bate-Nafadji
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Boula
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Gbérédou-Baranama
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Kanfamoriyah
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Koumban
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Mamouroudou
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Missamana
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Moribayah
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Sabadou-Baranama
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Tinti-Oulen
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Tokounou
Prefectures of Guinea
Kankan Region
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