Subdivisions of Guinea

Guinea is divided into four natural regions with distinct human, geographic, and climatic characteristics:

  • Maritime Guinea (La Guinée Maritime) covers 18% of the country
  • Middle Guinea (La Moyenne-Guinée) covers 20% of the country
  • Upper Guinea (La Haute-Guinée) covers 38% of the country
  • Forested Guinea (Guinée Forestière) covers 23% of the country, and is both forested and mountainous
Guinea's natural regions of Maritime, Middle, Upper, and Forested.

Government divisions

Regions
Further information: Regions of Guinea
Regions of Guinea.

Guinea is divided into seven administrative regions. The national capital, Conakry, ranks as a special zone.

RegionCapitalArea (km2Population (2014 census)
Conakry RegionConakry4501,660,973
Nzérékoré RegionNzérékoré37,6581,527,030
Kankan RegionKankan72,1451,972,537
Kindia RegionKindia28,8731,561,374
Boké RegionBoké31,1861,083,147
Labé RegionLabé22,869994,458
Faranah RegionFaranah35,581941,554
Mamou RegionMamou17,074731,188
  • The capital Conakry with a population of 1,660,973 ranks as a special zone

Prefectures
Further information: Prefectures of Guinea

Guinea's regions are subdivided into thirty-three prefectures and one special zone, Conakry.

Prefectures of Guinea.

Sub-prefectures
Further information: Sub-prefectures of Guinea

The Communes of Guinea or sub prefectures, known in French as sous-prefectures, are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea. As of 2009 there were 303 rural communes of Guinea and 38 urban communes, 5 of which compose the Conakry greater urban area.

See also

References
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