Kankan Prefecture

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Kankan Prefecture
Location of Kankan Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Location of Kankan Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Country Guinea
RegionKankan Region
CapitalKankan
Area
 • Total19,750 km2 (7,630 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total473,359
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Guinea Standard Time)

Kankan is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kankan. The prefecture covers an area of 19,750 km.² and has a population of 473,359.

Sub-prefectures[]

The prefecture is divided administratively into 13 sub-prefectures:

  1. Kankan-Centre
  2. Balandougou
  3. Bate-Nafadji
  4. Boula
  5. Gbérédou-Baranama
  6. Kanfamoriyah
  7. Koumban
  8. Mamouroudou
  9. Missamana
  10. Moribayah
  11. Sabadou-Baranama
  12. Tinti-Oulen
  13. Tokounou

Coordinates: 10°23′05″N 9°18′25″W / 10.38472°N 9.30694°W / 10.38472; -9.30694


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