Labé Region
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11°45′N 12°0′W / 11.750°N 12.000°W
Labé | |
|---|---|
 Labé Region in Guinea | |
| Country | Guinea |
| Capital | Labé |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Robert Soumah[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 22,869 km2 (8,830 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
• Total | 1,081,445 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.384[2] low · 6th of 8 |
Labé Region (Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is a region of Guinea located in the north-central part of the country. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Mali and the Guinean regions of Faranah, Kindia, Mamou, and Boké.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Labé Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 53 sub-prefectures:
- Koubia Prefecture (6 sub-prefectures)
- Labé Prefecture (13 sub-prefectures)
- Lélouma Prefecture (11 sub-prefectures)
- Mali Prefecture (13 sub-prefectures)
- Tougué Prefecture (10 sub-prefectures)
Geography
[edit]Labé Region is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
References
[edit]- ^ "Administration du territoire : voici la liste des Gouverneurs des 8 régions de la Guinée". guineematin.com (in French). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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