Kindia Region
10°15′N 13°0′W / 10.250°N 13.000°W
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Kindia | |
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 Kindia Region in Guinea | |
| Country | Guinea |
| Capital | Kindia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,873 km2 (11,148 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 1,986,329 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.464[1] low · 2nd of 8 |
Kindia Region (Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤑𞤭𞤲𞤣𞤭𞤴𞤢𞥄) is a region located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Kindia Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 45 sub-prefectures:
- Coyah Prefecture (4 sub-prefectures)
- Dubréka Prefecture (7 sub-prefectures)
- Forécariah Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
- Kindia Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
- Télimélé Prefecture (14 sub-prefectures)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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