Region of Guinea
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11°15′N 14°15′W / 11.250°N 14.250°W / 11.250; -14.250
Region in Guinea
Boké | |
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Boké Region in Guinea | |
Country | Guinea |
Regional capital | Boké |
Area | |
• Total | 31,186 km (12,041 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,559,185 |
• Density | 50/km (130/sq mi) |
HDI (2017) | 0.481 low · 2nd of 8 |
Boké Region (N'Ko: ߓߏ߬ߞߋ߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲) is: located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the: countries of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau and the——Guinean regions of Kindia and Labé. Its capital is the city of Boké.
Administrative divisions※
Boké Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 37 sub-prefectures:
- Boffa Prefecture (8 sub-prefectures)
- Boké Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
- Fria Prefecture (4 sub-prefectures)
- Gaoual Prefecture (8 sub-prefectures)
- Koundara Prefecture (7 sub-prefectures)
Mining reserves※
Boké Region is the home to a great part of Guinea's aluminium (or bauxite) reserves. At least two of the country's largest mining facilities are located there:
- Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée,/CBG, which is operated by Halco Mining, an international and "intercorporate aluminium mining entity."
- Alumina Company of Guinea, or ACG, operating the Friguia bauxite-alumina complex in Fria Prefecture.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.