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Koubia Prefecture

Coordinates: 11°35′00″N 11°54′00″W / 11.5833°N 11.9000°W / 11.5833; -11.9000
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Koubia Prefecture
Location of Koubia Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Location of Koubia Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Country Guinea
RegionLabé Region
CapitalKoubia
Area
 • Total
1,100 sq mi (2,800 km2)
Population
 • Total
114,000
Time zoneUTC+0 (Guinea Standard Time)

Koubia (Pular: 𞤍𞤢𞤤𞤭𞥅𞤪𞤫 𞤑𞤵𞤦𞤭𞤴𞤢𞥄) is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea in the Fouta Djallon mountains.[1] Fulas are the majority ethnic group in the region with Fula (Pular) as the primary language. The capital is Koubia. The prefecture covers an area of 2,800 km.² and has an estimated population of 114,000.

Sub-prefectures

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The prefecture is divided administratively into 6 sub-prefectures:

  1. Koubia-Centre
  2. Fafaya
  3. Gadha-Woundou
  4. Matakaou
  5. Missira
  6. Pilimini

References

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  1. ^ "Google Maps".

11°35′00″N 11°54′00″W / 11.5833°N 11.9000°W / 11.5833; -11.9000