Koubia Prefecture

Koubia Prefecture
Prefecture
Location of Koubia Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Country	Guinea
Region	Labé Region
Capital	Koubia
Area
• Total	1,100 sq mi (2,800 km²)
Population
• Total	114,000
Time zone	Guinea Standard Time (UTC+0)

Koubia is a prefecture located in the Labé Region of Guinea in the Fouta Djallon mountains. Fulas are the majority ethnic group in the region with Fula (Pular) as the primary language. The capital is Koubia. The prefecture covers an area of 2,800 km.² and has an estimated population of 114,000.

Sub-prefectures

The prefecture is divided administratively into 6 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: 11°35′00″N 11°54′00″W / 11.5833°N 11.9000°W / 11.5833; -11.9000

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