Prefectures of Guinea


Guinea is divided into 8 regions among which the national capital Conakry ranks as a special zone. The other 7 regions are further subdivided into 33 prefectures and thence into sub-prefectures.

Prefectures

The special zone of Conakry and the 33 prefectures are shown below according to their region, with their populations at recent censuses:
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NameArea Census
1983
Census
1996
Census
2014
Admin.
Capital
Région de Conakry450710,3721,092,9361,667,864
4Conakry450710,3721,092,9361,667,864Conakry
Région de Boké31,186508,724760,1191,081,445
2Boffa5,050113,981156,558211,063Boffa
3Boké11,124168,924293,917449,405Boké
12Fria2,01652,90881,79096,527Fria
13Gaoual7,758103,516137,624194,245Gaoual
20Koundara5,23869,39590,230130,205Koundara
Région de Faranah35,581425,160602,845942,733
6Dabola6,35073,937111,363182,951Dabola
8Dinguiraye7,96599,363137,380195,662Dinguiraye
10Faranah12,966109,104147,347280,511Faranah
18Kissidougou8,300142,756206,755283,609Kissidougou
Région de Kankan72,145640,4321,011,6441,986,329
15Kankan19,750172,767262,350472,112Kankan
16Kérouané7,02087,040154,861211,017Kérouané
21Kouroussa14,050107,741150,059268,224Kouroussa
28Mandiana12,825111,671173,150339,527Mandiana
31Siguiri18,500161,303271,224695,449Siguiri
Région de Kindia28,873555,937928,3121,559,185
5Coyah1,275116,84085,148264,164Coyah
9Dubréka4,350-131,337328,418Dubréka
11Forécariah4,38490,403195,836244,649Forécariah
17Kindia9,648163,032287,611438,315Kindia
32Télimélé9,216185,662228,380283,639Télimélé
Région de Labé22,869642,617799,545995,717
19Koubia3,72570,71591,882101,171Koubia
22Labé2,242185,594251,702318,633Labé
23Lélouma4,275121,079137,273162,634Lélouma
26Mali8,802184,936204,041290,320Mali
33Tougué3,82580,293114,647122,959Tougué
Région de Mamou17,074437,212612,218732,117
7Dalaba3,32896,571136,656136,320Dalaba
27Mamou9,108139,764236,326318,738Mamou
30Pita4,638200,877239,236277,059Pita
Région de Nzérékoré37,658740,1281,348,7871,663,582
1Beyla13,612120,610169,730325,482Beyla
14Guéckédou4,750150,997347,541291,823Guéckédou
24Lola4,68876,689134,326175,213Lola
25Macenta7,056142,355278,789298,282Macenta
29Nzérékoré3,632194,600283,413396,118Nzérékoré
34Yomou3,92054,877134,988176,664Yomou
Total Guinea245,8364,660,5827,156,40610,628,972