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

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### Regions

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Further information: Regions of Guinea

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)

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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

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Further information: Prefectures of Guinea

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

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Further information: Sub-prefectures of Guinea

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

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* Geography of Guinea
* List of regions of Guinea by Human Development Index

## References

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Guinea articles

History|

* Regional history
* Songhai Empire
* Imamate of Futa Jallon
* Wassoulou Empire
* African slave trade
* French West Africa
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* French Guinea
* Sékou Touré's rule
* Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
* Portuguese invasion
* Camp Boiro
* 1984 coup d'état
* 2007 protests
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* 2008 coup d'état
* 2009 protests
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* 2021 coup d'état

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Subdivisions of Africa

Sovereign states|

* Algeria
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* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
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* Central African Republic
* Chad
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States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
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