Boké Region

The Boké Region 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.

Boké
Boké Region in Guinea
CountryGuinea
Regional capitalBoké
Area
  Total31,186 km2 (12,041 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
  Total1,559,185
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
HDI (2017)0.481[1]
low · 2nd of 8

Prefectures of Boké Region include:

The 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:

See also

References

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.



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