ISO 3166-2:GN is the entry for Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

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, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

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s or states) of all countries

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

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Currently for Guinea, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:

• 7 governorates and 1 special zone
  Regions of Guinea
  ||Guinea is divided into 8 administrative regions which are further subdivided into 34 prefectures.*Boké Region*Conakry Region*Faranah Region*Kankan Region*Kindia Region*Labé Region*Mamou Region*Nzérékoré Region-See also:*ISO 3166-2:GN...
  
  
• 33 prefectures
  Prefectures of Guinea
  ||Guinea is divided into 8 regions among which the national capital Conakry ranks as a special zone. The other 7 regions are further subdivided into 33 prefectures...
  
  

The special zone Conakry

Conakry

Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...

 is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the governorates.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is GN, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Guinea. The second part is either of the following:

• one letter: governorates and special zone
• two letters: prefectures

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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Governorates and special zone

Code	Subdivision name	Subdivision category
GN-B	Boké Boké Region The 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...	governorate
GN-F	Faranah Faranah Region The 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.-Prefectures:Prefectures of Faranah Region include:*Dabola Prefecture...	governorate
GN-K	Kankan Kankan Region The Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.Prefectures of Kankan Region include:*Kankan Prefecture*Kérouané Prefecture*Kouroussa Prefecture...	governorate
GN-D	Kindia Kindia Region The Kindia Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Kindia Region include:*Coyah Prefecture*Dubréka Prefecture*Forécariah Prefecture...	governorate
GN-L	Labé Labé Region The Labé Region is located in north-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Mali and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Kindia, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Labé Region include:*Koubia Prefecture*Labé Prefecture*Lélouma Prefecture...	governorate
GN-M	Mamou Mamou Region The Mamou Region is located in central Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Labé, and Kindia.Mamou Region's prefectures include:*Dalaba Prefecture*Mamou Prefecture*Pita Prefecture...	governorate
GN-N	Nzérékoré Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea...	governorate
GN-C	Conakry Conakry Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...	special zone

Prefectures

Code	Subdivision name	In governorate
GN-BE	Beyla Beyla Prefecture Beyla is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Beyla. The prefecture covers an area of 17,452 km.² and has an estimated population of 188,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	N Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea...
GN-BF	Boffa Boffa Prefecture Boffa is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boffa. The prefecture covers an area of 9,100 km.² and has an estimated population of 165,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	B Boké Region The 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...
GN-BK	Boké Boké Prefecture Boké is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boké. The prefecture covers an area of 11,053 km.² and has an estimated population of 289,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	B Boké Region The 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...
GN-CO	Coyah Coyah Prefecture Coyah is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Coyah. The prefecture covers an area of 2,166 km.² and has an estimated population of 156,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	D Kindia Region The Kindia Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Kindia Region include:*Coyah Prefecture*Dubréka Prefecture*Forécariah Prefecture...
GN-DB	Dabola Dabola Prefecture Dabola is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Dabola. The prefecture covers an area of 5,508 km.² and has an estimated population of 114,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	F Faranah Region The 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.-Prefectures:Prefectures of Faranah Region include:*Dabola Prefecture...
GN-DL	Dalaba Dalaba Prefecture Dalaba is a prefecture located in the Mamou Region of Guinea. The capital is Dalaba. The prefecture covers an area of 4,400 km.² and has an estimated population of 155,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	M Mamou Region The Mamou Region is located in central Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Labé, and Kindia.Mamou Region's prefectures include:*Dalaba Prefecture*Mamou Prefecture*Pita Prefecture...
GN-DI	Dinguiraye Dinguiraye Prefecture Dinguiraye is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Dinguiraye. The prefecture covers an area of 14,500 km.² and has an estimated population of 156,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	F Faranah Region The 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.-Prefectures:Prefectures of Faranah Region include:*Dabola Prefecture...
GN-DU	Dubréka Dubréka Prefecture Dubréka is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Dubréka. The prefecture covers an area of 5,676 km².-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	D Kindia Region The Kindia Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Kindia Region include:*Coyah Prefecture*Dubréka Prefecture*Forécariah Prefecture...
GN-FA	Faranah Faranah Prefecture Faranah is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Faranah. The prefecture covers an area of 13,000 km2 and has an estimated population of 167,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	F Faranah Region The 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.-Prefectures:Prefectures of Faranah Region include:*Dabola Prefecture...
GN-FO	Forécariah Forécariah Prefecture Forécariah is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Forécariah. The prefecture covers an area of 4,200 km.² and has an estimated population of 136,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	D Kindia Region The Kindia Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Kindia Region include:*Coyah Prefecture*Dubréka Prefecture*Forécariah Prefecture...
GN-FR	Fria Fria Prefecture Fria is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Fria. The prefecture covers an area of 1,811 km.² and has an estimated population of 82,000. It is the site of the first alumina factory in Africa.-Sub-prefectures:...	B Boké Region The 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...
GN-GA	Gaoual Gaoual Prefecture Gaoual is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Gaoual. The prefecture covers an area of 11,500 km.² and has an estimated population of 158,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	B Boké Region The 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...
GN-GU	Guékédou	N Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea...
GN-KA	Kankan Kankan Prefecture Kankan is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kankan. The prefecture covers an area of 11,564 km.² and has an estimated population of 235,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	K Kankan Region The Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.Prefectures of Kankan Region include:*Kankan Prefecture*Kérouané Prefecture*Kouroussa Prefecture...
GN-KE		K Kankan Region The Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.Prefectures of Kankan Region include:*Kankan Prefecture*Kérouané Prefecture*Kouroussa Prefecture...
GN-KD	Kindia Kindia Prefecture Kindia is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Kindia. The prefecture covers an area of 9,115 km.² and has an estimated population of 286,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into sub-prefectures:...	D Kindia Region The Kindia Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Kindia Region include:*Coyah Prefecture*Dubréka Prefecture*Forécariah Prefecture...
GN-KS	Kissidougou Kissidougou Prefecture Kissidougou is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Kissidougou. The prefecture covers an area of 8,872 km.² and has an estimated population of 214,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	F Faranah Region The 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.-Prefectures:Prefectures of Faranah Region include:*Dabola Prefecture...
GN-KB	Koubia Koubia Prefecture Koubia is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea in the Fouta Djallon mountains. Fulas are the majority ethnic group in the region with Fula as the primary language. The capital is Koubia...	L Labé Region The Labé Region is located in north-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Mali and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Kindia, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Labé Region include:*Koubia Prefecture*Labé Prefecture*Lélouma Prefecture...
GN-KN	Koundara Koundara Prefecture Koundara is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Koundara. The prefecture covers an area of 5,505 km.² and has an estimated population of 110,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	B Boké Region The 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...
GN-KO	Kouroussa Kouroussa Prefecture Kouroussa is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kouroussa. The prefecture covers an area of 16,220 km.² and has an estimated population of 160,000...	K Kankan Region The Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.Prefectures of Kankan Region include:*Kankan Prefecture*Kérouané Prefecture*Kouroussa Prefecture...
GN-LA	Labé Labé Prefecture Labé is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Labé. The prefecture covers an area of 3,014 km.² and has an estimated population of 204,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided admininstratively into 13 sub-prefectures:...	L Labé Region The Labé Region is located in north-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Mali and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Kindia, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Labé Region include:*Koubia Prefecture*Labé Prefecture*Lélouma Prefecture...
GN-LE		L Labé Region The Labé Region is located in north-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Mali and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Kindia, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Labé Region include:*Koubia Prefecture*Labé Prefecture*Lélouma Prefecture...
GN-LO	Lola Lola Prefecture Lola is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Lola. The prefecture covers an area of 3,940 km.² and has an estimated population of 124,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided admininstratively into 9 sub-prefectures:...	N Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea...
GN-MC	Macenta Macenta Prefecture Macenta is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Macenta. The prefecture covers an area of 8,600 km.² and has an estimated population of 296,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	N Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea...
GN-ML	Mali Mali Prefecture Mali is a prefecture, also known as the Préfecture De Mali, located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Mali. The prefecture covers an area of 9,790 km.² and has an estimated population of 246,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	L Labé Region The Labé Region is located in north-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Mali and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Kindia, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Labé Region include:*Koubia Prefecture*Labé Prefecture*Lélouma Prefecture...
GN-MM	Mamou Mamou Prefecture Mamou is a prefecture located in the Mamou Region of Guinea. The capital is Mamou. The prefecture covers an area of 8,000 km.² and has an estimated population of 222,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided administratively into 14 sub-prefectures:...	M Mamou Region The Mamou Region is located in central Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Labé, and Kindia.Mamou Region's prefectures include:*Dalaba Prefecture*Mamou Prefecture*Pita Prefecture...
GN-MD	Mandiana Mandiana Prefecture Mandiana is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Mandiana. The prefecture covers an area of 12,300 km.² and has an estimated population of 159,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	K Kankan Region The Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.Prefectures of Kankan Region include:*Kankan Prefecture*Kérouané Prefecture*Kouroussa Prefecture...
GN-NZ	Nzérékoré Nzérékoré Prefecture Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 4,625 km.² Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 4,625 km.² Nzérékoré...	N Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea...
GN-PI	Pita Pita Prefecture Pita is a prefecture located in the Mamou Region of Guinea. The capital is Pita. The prefecture covers an area of 4,320 km.² and has an estimated population of 266,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided admininstratively into 12 sub-prefectures:...	M Mamou Region The Mamou Region is located in central Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Labé, and Kindia.Mamou Region's prefectures include:*Dalaba Prefecture*Mamou Prefecture*Pita Prefecture...
GN-SI	Siguiri Siguiri Prefecture Siguiri is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Siguiri. The prefecture covers an area of 15,500 km² and has an estimated population of 244,000.-Sub-prefectures:...	K Kankan Region The Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.Prefectures of Kankan Region include:*Kankan Prefecture*Kérouané Prefecture*Kouroussa Prefecture...
GN-TE		D Kindia Region The Kindia Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Kindia Region include:*Coyah Prefecture*Dubréka Prefecture*Forécariah Prefecture...
GN-TO	Tougué Tougué Prefecture Tougué is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Tougué. The prefecture covers an area of 6,400 km.² and has an estimated population of 132,000....	L Labé Region The Labé Region is located in north-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Mali and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Kindia, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Labé Region include:*Koubia Prefecture*Labé Prefecture*Lélouma Prefecture...
GN-YO	Yomou Yomou Prefecture Yomou is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital and principal town of the prefecture is Yomou. The prefecture covers an area of 6,000 km.² and has an estimated population of 87,000....	N Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea...

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Edition/Newsletter	Date issued	Description of change in newsletter	Code/Subdivision change
		One governorate changed into a city (new subdivision level). One code corrected	Codes: (to correct duplicate use) Koundara Koundara Prefecture Koundara is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Koundara. The prefecture covers an area of 5,505 km.² and has an estimated population of 110,000.-Sub-prefectures:... : GN-KD → GN-KN
		Second edition of ISO 3166-2 (this change was not announced in a newsletter)
	(corrected )	Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, deletion of the generic term in subdivision names

See also

• Subdivisions of Guinea
  Subdivisions of Guinea
  Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:* Maritime Guinea covers 18% of the country* Mid-Guinea covers 20% of the country...
  
  
• FIPS region codes of Guinea

External links

• Prefectures of Guinea, Statoids.com