Kindia Region () is a
region
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located in western
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...
. It is bordered by the country of
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...
and the Guinean regions of
Conakry,
Labé,
Mamou, and
Boké.
Administrative divisions
Kindia Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 45 sub-prefectures:
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Coyah Prefecture (4 sub-prefectures)
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Dubréka Prefecture (7 sub-prefectures)
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Forécariah Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
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Kindia Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
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Télimélé Prefecture (14 sub-prefectures)
References
Regions of Guinea
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