Boké Region Explained

Boké
Settlement Type:	Region
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Guinea
Seat Type:	Regional capital
Seat:	Boké
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	31186
Population Total:	1559185
Population As Of:	2014 census
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec2:	HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec2:	0.481^[1] · 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, or 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

• Aluminium in Africa
• Regions of Guinea

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.