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Guinea
Guinea
Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea . The country's current population is estimated at 10,211,437 ....

 is divided into 8 regions
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...

 which are further subdivided into 33 prefecture
Prefecture
Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures.-Antiquity:...

s. Additionally, the national capital Conakry
Conakry
Conakry or Konakiri 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 center of Guinea with a population of 1,931,184...

 ranks as a special zone. These subdivisions are listed below:


  1. 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:The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  2. 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 admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  3. 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 admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  4. Conakry
  5. 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 admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  6. 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 admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  7. 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 admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  8. 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:...


  9. 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 km.².-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  10. 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 km.² and has an estimated population of 167,000.-Sub-prefectures:...


  11. 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:...


  12. 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:...



  1. 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 admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  2. Guéckédou
    Guéckédou Prefecture
    Guéckédou is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Guéckédou. The prefecture covers an area of 4,400 km.² and has an estimated population of 405,000.-Sub-prefectures:...


  3. 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:The prefecture is divided admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  4. Kérouané
    Kérouané Prefecture
    Kérouané is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kérouané. The prefecture covers an area of 9,750 km.² and has an estimated population of 125,000.-Sub-prefectures:...


  5. 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 admininstratively into sub-prefectures:...


  6. 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:...


  7. 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 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...


  8. 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:...


  9. 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...


  10. 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.
    ...


  11. Lélouma
    Lélouma Prefecture
    Lélouma is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea. The capital is Lélouma. The prefecture covers an area of 2,140 km.² and has an estimated population of 161,000.
    ...



  1. 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.
    ...


  2. 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.
    ...


  3. 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.
    ...


  4. 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.
    ...


  5. 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.
    ...


  6. 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 is a...


  7. 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.
    ...


  8. 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 km.² and has an estimated population of 244,000....


  9. Télimélé
    Télimélé Prefecture
    Télimélé is a prefecture located in the Kindia Region of Guinea. The capital is Télimélé. The prefecture covers an area of 9,000 km.² and has an estimated population of 284,000....


  10. 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....


  11. 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....



See also

  • Regions of Guinea
    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...

  • ISO 3166-2:GN
    ISO 3166-2:GN
    ISO 3166-2:GN is the entry in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of Guinea .Currently two levels of subdivisions are assigned codes:* 7 governorates — Each...