Guinea is divided into 8 regions among which the national capital Conakry ranks as a special zone (and is further divided into 5 communes). The other 7 regions are further subdivided into 33 prefectures and thence into sub-prefectures; which are later subdivided into local units (i.e.: districts and quarters) and further subdivided into smaller units (i.e.: villages and sectors).
Prefectures
The special zone of Conakry and the 33 prefectures are shown below according to their region, with their populations at recent censuses:Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea. Noon map Name Area (km2) Census 1983(4 Feb) Census 1996(1 Dec) Census 2014(1 March) Admin. Capital Région de Conakry 450 710,372 1,092,936 1,667,864 4 Conakry 450 710,372 1,092,936 1,667,864 Conakry Région de Boké 31,186 508,724 760,119 1,081,445 2 Boffa 5,050 113,981 156,558 211,063 Boffa 3 Boké 11,124 168,924 293,917 449,405 Boké 12 Fria 2,016 52,908 81,790 96,527 Fria 13 Gaoual 7,758 103,516 137,624 194,245 Gaoual 20 Koundara 5,238 69,395 90,230 130,205 Koundara Région de Faranah 35,581 425,160 602,845 942,733 6 Dabola 6,350 73,937 111,363 182,951 Dabola 8 Dinguiraye 7,965 99,363 137,380 195,662 Dinguiraye 10 Faranah 12,966 109,104 147,347 280,511 Faranah 18 Kissidougou 8,300 142,756 206,755 283,609 Kissidougou Région de Kankan 72,145 640,432 1,011,644 1,986,329 15 Kankan 19,750 172,767 262,350 472,112 Kankan 16 Kérouané 7,020 87,040 154,861 211,017 Kérouané 21 Kouroussa 14,050 107,741 150,059 268,224 Kouroussa 28 Mandiana 12,825 111,671 173,150 339,527 Mandiana 31 Siguiri 18,500 161,303 271,224 695,449 Siguiri Région de Kindia 28,873 555,937 928,312 1,559,185 5 Coyah 1,275 116,840 85,148 264,164 Coyah 9 Dubréka 4,350 - 131,337 328,418 Dubréka 11 Forécariah 4,384 90,403 195,836 244,649 Forécariah 17 Kindia 9,648 163,032 287,611 438,315 Kindia 32 Télimélé 9,216 185,662 228,380 283,639 Télimélé Région de Labé 22,869 642,617 799,545 995,717 19 Koubia 3,725 70,715 91,882 101,171 Koubia 22 Labé 2,242 185,594 251,702 318,633 Labé 23 Lélouma 4,275 121,079 137,273 162,634 Lélouma 26 Mali 8,802 184,936 204,041 290,320 Mali 33 Tougué 3,825 80,293 114,647 122,959 Tougué Région de Mamou 17,074 437,212 612,218 732,117 7 Dalaba 3,328 96,571 136,656 136,320 Dalaba 27 Mamou 9,108 139,764 236,326 318,738 Mamou 30 Pita 4,638 200,877 239,236 277,059 Pita Région de Nzérékoré 37,658 740,128 1,348,787 1,663,582 1 Beyla 13,612 120,610 169,730 325,482 Beyla 14 Guéckédou 4,750 150,997 347,541 291,823 Guéckédou 24 Lola 4,688 76,689 134,326 175,213 Lola 25 Macenta 7,056 142,355 278,789 298,282 Macenta 29 Nzérékoré 3,632 194,600 283,413 396,118 Nzérékoré 34 Yomou 3,920 54,877 134,988 176,664 Yomou Total Guinea 245,836 4,660,582 7,156,406 10,628,972
See also Administrative divisions of Guinea Sub-prefectures of Guinea ISO 3166-2:GN
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