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Nzérékoré Prefecture
Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 4,625 km.² (1850 sq. miles) and has an estimated population of 278,000.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is divided administratively into 11 sub-prefectures:
Towns and villages
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Nzérékoré
Nzérékoré, also spelled N'Zérékoré, is the second largest city in Guinea by population, after the capital Conakry and the largest city in the Guinée forestière region of south-eastern Guinea. The city is the capital of the Nzérékoré Prefecture. Nzérékoré is a commercial and economic center and lies approximately 354 miles/569 km southeast of Conakry.
It was the centre of an uprising against French rule in 1911. It is now known as a market town, and for its silverworking. The population was 107,329 in 1996 (census). Growing dramatically since the civil wars in neighboring Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire, the 2008 estimated population is 300,000.
History
The town grew rapidly after World War II when it became a centre for administration and trading. A sawmill was built and a plywood plant which has aided the local economy. The economic future of the town may rely on rich iron ore deposits found near the city.
The city and the border with Sierra Leone and Liberia experienced disruption with civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s, and many refugees came to Nzérékoré during the First Liberian Civil War and the Second Liberian Civil War. Other refugees came from Côte d'Ivoire. At times the population of the city with these people has been estimated as nearly 300,000.
