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 Faranah Region in Guinea | |
| Country | Guinea |
| Capital | Faranah |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Malick Diakité[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,581 km2 (13,738 sq mi) |
| Population (2025 census)[2] | |
• Total | 1,460,931 |
| • Density | 41.059/km2 (106.34/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.377[3] low · 7th of 8 |
Faranah Region (N'Ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲) is located in east-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Sierra Leone and Mali and the Guinean regions of Kankan, Mamou, Nzérékoré, and Labé.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Faranah Region is divided into four prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 42 sub-prefectures:
- Dabola Prefecture (9 sub-prefectures)
- Dinguiraye Prefecture (8 sub-prefectures)
- Faranah Prefecture (12 sub-prefectures)
- Kissidougou Prefecture (13 sub-prefectures)
Geography
[edit]Faranah Region is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Guinea: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
10°00′N 10°50′W / 10.000°N 10.833°W
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