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Labé Region

Coordinates: 11°45′N 12°0′W / 11.750°N 12.000°W / 11.750; -12.000
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11°45′N 12°0′W / 11.750°N 12.000°W / 11.750; -12.000

Labé
Labé Region in Guinea
Labé Region in Guinea
CountryGuinea
CapitalLabé
Government
 • GovernorRobert Soumah[1]
Area
 • Total22,869 km2 (8,830 sq mi)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total1,081,445
 • Density47/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

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Labé Region is divided into five prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 53 sub-prefectures:

Geography

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Labé Region is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

References

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  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.