Kankan Region

10°30′N 9°15′W / 10.500°N 9.250°W / 10.500; -9.250

Kankan
Kankan Region in Guinea
Kankan Region in Guinea
CountryGuinea
CapitalKankan
Government
 • GovernorAboubacar Diakité[1]
Area
 • Total
72,145 km2 (27,855 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total
1,972,357
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
HDI (2017)0.344[2]
low · 8th of 8

Kankan Region (N'Ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲) is a region of Guinea located in the east of the country. It is the largest region of Guinea by area. The region has five (5) prefectures (Kankan, Kérouané, Kouroussa, Mandiana and Siguiri).

It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.

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