Prefectures of Guinea
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Guinea is divided into 8 regions among which the national capital Conakry ranks as a special zone (and is further divided into 5 communes). The other 7 regions are further subdivided into 33 prefectures and thence into communes.
Prefectures
The special zone of Conakry and the 33 prefectures are shown below according to their region, with their populations at recent censuses:[1]
No on map |
Name | Area (km2) | Census 1983 (4 Feb) |
Census 1996 (1 Dec) |
Census 2014 (1 March) |
Admin. Capital |
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Région de Conakry | 450 | 710,372 | 1,092,936 | 1,667,864 | ||
4 | Conakry | 450 | 710,372 | 1,092,936 | 1,667,864 | Conakry |
Région de Boké | 31,186 | 508,724 | 760,119 | 1,081,445 | ||
2 | Boffa | 5,050 | 113,981 | 156,558 | 211,063 | Boffa |
3 | Boké | 11,124 | 168,924 | 293,917 | 449,405 | Boké |
12 | Fria | 2,016 | 52,908 | 81,790 | 96,527 | Fria |
13 | Gaoual | 7,758 | 103,516 | 137,624 | 194,245 | Gaoual |
20 | Koundara | 5,238 | 69,395 | 90,230 | 130,205 | Koundara |
Région de Faranah | 35,581 | 425,160 | 602,845 | 942,733 | ||
6 | Dabola | 6,350 | 73,937 | 111,363 | 182,951 | Dabola |
8 | Dinguiraye | 7,965 | 99,363 | 137,380 | 195,662 | Dinguiraye |
10 | Faranah | 12,966 | 109,104 | 147,347 | 280,511 | Faranah |
18 | Kissidougou | 8,300 | 142,756 | 206,755 | 283,609 | Kissidougou |
Région de Kankan | 72,145 | 640,432 | 1,011,644 | 1,986,329 | ||
15 | Kankan | 19,750 | 172,767 | 262,350 | 472,112 | Kankan |
16 | Kérouané | 7,020 | 87,040 | 154,861 | 211,017 | Kérouané |
21 | Kouroussa | 14,050 | 107,741 | 150,059 | 268,224 | Kouroussa |
28 | Mandiana | 12,825 | 111,671 | 173,150 | 339,527 | Mandiana |
31 | Siguiri | 18,500 | 161,303 | 271,224 | 695,449 | Siguiri |
Région de Kindia | 28,873 | 555,937 | 928,312 | 1,559,185 | ||
5 | Coyah | 1,275 | 116,840 | 85,148 | 264,164 | Coyah |
9 | Dubréka | 4,350 | - | 131,337 | 328,418 | Dubréka |
11 | Forécariah | 4,384 | 90,403 | 195,836 | 244,649 | Forécariah |
17 | Kindia | 9,648 | 163,032 | 287,611 | 438,315 | Kindia |
32 | Télimélé | 9,216 | 185,662 | 228,380 | 283,639 | Télimélé |
Région de Labé | 22,869 | 642,617 | 799,545 | 995,717 | ||
19 | Koubia | 3,725 | 70,715 | 91,882 | 101,171 | Koubia |
22 | Labé | 2,242 | 185,594 | 251,702 | 318,633 | Labé |
23 | Lélouma | 4,275 | 121,079 | 137,273 | 162,634 | Lélouma |
26 | Mali | 8,802 | 184,936 | 204,041 | 290,320 | Mali |
33 | Tougué | 3,825 | 80,293 | 114,647 | 122,959 | Tougué |
Région de Mamou | 17,074 | 437,212 | 612,218 | 732,117 | ||
7 | Dalaba | 3,328 | 96,571 | 136,656 | 136,320 | Dalaba |
27 | Mamou | 9,108 | 139,764 | 236,326 | 318,738 | Mamou |
30 | Pita | 4,638 | 200,877 | 239,236 | 277,059 | Pita |
Région de Nzérékoré | 37,658 | 740,128 | 1,348,787 | 1,663,582 | ||
1 | Beyla | 13,612 | 120,610 | 169,730 | 325,482 | Beyla |
14 | Guéckédou | 4,750 | 150,997 | 347,541 | 291,823 | Guéckédou |
24 | Lola | 4,688 | 76,689 | 134,326 | 175,213 | Lola |
25 | Macenta | 7,056 | 142,355 | 278,789 | 298,282 | Macenta |
29 | Nzérékoré | 3,632 | 194,600 | 283,413 | 396,118 | Nzérékoré |
34 | Yomou | 3,920 | 54,877 | 134,988 | 176,664 | Yomou |
Total Guinea | 245,836 | 4,660,582 | 7,156,406 | 10,628,972 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Guinea_Prefectures.png/325px-Guinea_Prefectures.png)
See also
References
- ^ Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea.