Kankan Region
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Coordinates: 10°30′N 9°15′W / 10.500°N 9.250°W
Kankan | |
|---|---|
 Kankan Region in Guinea | |
| Country | Guinea |
| Capital | Kankan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72,145 km2 (27,855 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 742,733 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.344[2] low · 8th of 8 |
Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.
Administrative divisions[]
Kankan Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 57 sub-prefectures:
| Prefecture | Capital | Population (2014) |
Land Area (km²) |
Sub- Prefectures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankan Prefecture | Kankan | 273,538 | 19,750 | 13 |
| Kérouané Prefecture | Kérouané | 70,547 | 7,020 | 8 |
| Kouroussa Prefecture | Kouroussa | 168,630 | 14,050 | 12 |
| Mandiana Prefecture | Mandiana | 135,399 | 12,825 | 12 |
| Siguiri Prefecture | Siguiri | 187,002 | 18,500 | 12 |
Geography[]
Kankan Region is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Major towns include: Bohodou.
References[]
- ^ "Administration du territoire : voici la liste des Gouverneurs des 8 régions de la Guinée". guineematin.com (in French). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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