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 18% 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 (km^2	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

Guineas regions are subdivided into thirty-three prefectures.

Prefectures of Guinea.

Beyla Boffa Boké Conakry Coyah Dabola Dalaba Dinguiraye Dubréka Faranah Forécariah Fria Gaoual Guéckédou Kankan Kérouané Kindia

Kissidougou Koubia Koundara Kouroussa Labé Lélouma Lola Macenta Mali Mamou Mandiana Nzérékoré Pita Siguiri Télimélé Tougué 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

• Geography of Guinea

References