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Faranah Region

Coordinates: 10°00′N 10°50′W / 10.000°N 10.833°W / 10.000; -10.833
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Faranah
Faranah Region in Guinea
Faranah Region in Guinea
CountryGuinea
CapitalFaranah
Government
 • GovernorMalick Diakité[1]
Area
 • Total35,581 km2 (13,738 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total942,733
 • Density26/km2 (69/sq mi)
HDI (2017)0.377[2]
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

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Faranah Region is divided into four prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 42 sub-prefectures:

Geography

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Faranah Region is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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 / 10.000; -10.833