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town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and

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 subprefectures. ...

in the

Kérouané Prefecture Kérouané is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kérouané Kérouané is a town located in southeastern Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It border ...

in the

Kankan Region Kankan Region () is a region of Guinea located in the east of the country. It is the largest region of Guinea by area. The region has five (5) prefectures (Kankan, Kérouané, Kouroussa, Mandiana and Siguiri). It is bordered by the countries o ...

of south-eastern

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, 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, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

. As of 2014 it had a population of 16,478 people.

References

Sub-prefectures of the Kankan Region {{Guinea-geo-stub