Subdivisions of Guinea

Guinea's natural regions of Maritime, Middle, Upper, and Forested.

Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:

  • Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) covers 34% of the country
  • Middle 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

Government divisions

Regions

Regions of Guinea.

Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions. The national capital, Conakry, ranks as a special zone.

Region Capital Area (km2) Population (2014 census)
Conakry Region Conakry 450 1,660,973
Nzérékoré Region Nzérékoré 37,658 1,527,030
Kankan Region Kankan 72,145 1,972,537
Kindia Region Kindia 28,873 1,561,374
Boké Region Boké 31,186 1,083,147
Labé Region Labé 22,869 994,458
Faranah Region Faranah 35,581 941,554
Mamou Region Mamou 17,074 731,188
  • The capital Conakry with a population of 1,660,973 ranks as a special zone.

Prefectures

Guinea's regions are subdivided into thirty-three prefectures and one special zone, Conakry.

Prefectures of Guinea.
  1. Beyla
  2. Boffa
  3. Boké
  4. Conakry
  5. Coyah
  6. Dabola
  7. Dalaba
  8. Dinguiraye
  9. Dubréka
  10. Faranah
  11. Forécariah
  12. Fria
  13. Gaoual
  14. Guéckédou
  15. Kankan
  16. Kérouané
  17. Kindia
  18. Kissidougou
  19. Koubia
  20. Koundara
  21. Kouroussa
  22. Labé
  23. Lélouma
  24. Lola
  25. Macenta
  26. Mali
  27. Mamou
  28. Mandiana
  29. Nzérékoré
  30. Pita
  31. Siguiri
  32. Télimélé
  33. Tougué
  34. Yomou

Sub-prefectures

The Communes of Guinea or sub prefectures, known in French as sous-prefectures, are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural communes of Guinea and 38 urban communes, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urban area.

See also

References

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