Kankan Prefecture

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Kankan Prefecture
Location of Kankan Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Location of Kankan Prefecture and seat in Guinea.
Country Guinea
RegionKankan Region
CapitalKankan
Area
 • Total19,750 km2 (7,630 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total2,450,890
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Guinea Standard Time)

Kankan is a prefecture located in the Kankan Region of Guinea. The capital is Kankan. The prefecture covers an area of 19,750 km.² and has a population of 2,450,890.

Sub-prefectures[edit]

The prefecture is divided administratively into 13 sub-prefectures:

  1. Kankan-Centre
  2. Balandougou
  3. Bate-Nafadji
  4. Boula
  5. Gbérédou-Baranama
  6. Kanfamoriyah
  7. Koumban
  8. Mamouroudou
  9. Missamana
  10. Moribayah
  11. Sabadou-Baranama
  12. Tinti-Oulen
  13. Tokounou

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