Regions and Prefectures
The Republic of Guinea covers 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi) of West Africa about 10 degrees north of the equator. Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:
- Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) covers 18% of the country
- Mid-Guinea (La Moyenne-Guinée) covers 20% of the country
- Upper-Guinea (La Haute-Guinée) covers 38% of the country
- Forested Guinea (Guinée forestière) covers 23% of the country, and is both forested and mountainous
Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures.
| Region | Capital | Population(2010) |
|---|---|---|
| Conakry Region | Conakry | 2,325,190 |
| Nzérékoré Region | Nzérékoré | 1,528,908 |
| Kankan Region | Kankan | 1,427,568 |
| Kindia Region | Kindia | 1,326,727 |
| Boké Region | Boké | 965,767 |
| Labé Region | Labé | 903,386 |
| Faranah Region | Faranah | 839,083 |
| Mamou Region | Mamou | 719,011 |
- The capital Conakry with a population of 1,548,470 ranks as a special zone.
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