10°15′N 13°0′W / 10.250°N 13.000°W / 10.250; -13.000
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Region | |
Kindia Region in Guinea | |
Country | Guinea |
Capital | Kindia |
Area | |
• Total | 28,873 km (11,148 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,986,329 |
• Density | 69/km (180/sq mi) |
HDI (2022) | 0.464 low · 2nd of 8 |
Kindia Region (Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤑𞤭𞤲𞤣𞤭𞤴𞤢𞥄) is a region located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.
Administrative divisions
Kindia Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 45 sub-prefectures:
- Coyah Prefecture (4 sub-prefectures)
- Dubréka Prefecture (7 sub-prefectures)
- Forécariah Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
- Kindia Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
- Télimélé Prefecture (14 sub-prefectures)
References
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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