Faranah Prefecture

Faranah Prefecture
Prefecture
Location of Faranah Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Country	Guinea
Region	Faranah Region
Capital	Faranah
Area
• Total	12,966 km² (5,006 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
• Total	280,511
• Density	22/km² (56/sq mi)
Time zone	Guinea Standard Time (UTC+0)

Faranah is a prefecture located in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The capital is Faranah. The prefecture covers an area of 12,966 km² and has an estimated population of 280,511.

Sub-prefectures

The prefecture is divided administratively into 11 sub-prefectures:

Prefectures of Guinea

Boké Region	Boffa Boké Fria Gaoual Koundara

Conakry Region	Conakry

Faranah Region	Dabola Dinguiraye Faranah Kissidougou

Kankan Region	Kankan Kérouané Kouroussa Mandiana Siguiri

Kindia Region	Coyah Dubréka Forécariah Kindia Télimélé

Labé Region	Koubia Labé Lélouma Mali Tougué

Mamou Region	Dalaba Mamou Pita

Nzérékoré Region	Beyla Guéckédou Lola Macenta Nzérékoré Yomou

Coordinates: 10°02′20″N 10°43′12″W / 10.03889°N 10.72000°W / 10.03889; -10.72000

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