The Nzérékoré Region is a region in the southern part of Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

. Its capital and largest city is Nzérékoré

Nzérékoré

Nzérékoré, also spelled N'Zérékoré, is the largest city in the Guinée Forestière region of south-eastern Guinea and is capital of the Nzérékoré Prefecture. It is Guinea's third largest city . It was the centre of a rising against French rule in 1911. It is now known as a market town, and for its...

. It is one of the eight regions of Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

, Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

, and Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

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 and the Guinean regions of Kankan

Kankan Region

The Kankan Region is located in eastern Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire and the Guinean regions of Nzérékoré and Faranah.Prefectures of Kankan Region include:*Kankan Prefecture*Kérouané Prefecture*Kouroussa Prefecture...

 and Faranah

Faranah Region

The Faranah Region is located in east-central Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Sierra Leone and Mali and the Guinean regions of Kankan, Mamou, Nzérékoré, and Labé.-Prefectures:Prefectures of Faranah Region include:*Dabola Prefecture...

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The prefectures of Nzérékoré Region include:

• Beyla Prefecture
  Beyla Prefecture
  Beyla is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Beyla. The prefecture covers an area of 17,452 km.² and has an estimated population of 188,000.-Sub-prefectures:...
  
  
• Guéckédou Prefecture
  Guéckédou Prefecture
  Guéckédou is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Guéckédou. The prefecture covers an area of 4,400 km.² and has an estimated population of 405,000.-Sub-prefectures:...
  
  
• Lola Prefecture
  Lola Prefecture
  Lola is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Lola. The prefecture covers an area of 3,940 km.² and has an estimated population of 124,000.-Sub-prefectures:The prefecture is divided admininstratively into 9 sub-prefectures:...
  
  
• Macenta Prefecture
  Macenta Prefecture
  Macenta is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Macenta. The prefecture covers an area of 8,600 km.² and has an estimated population of 296,000.-Sub-prefectures:...
  
  
• Nzérékoré Prefecture
  Nzérékoré Prefecture
  Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 4,625 km.² Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 4,625 km.² Nzérékoré...
  
  
• Yomou Prefecture
  Yomou Prefecture
  Yomou is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital and principal town of the prefecture is Yomou. The prefecture covers an area of 6,000 km.² and has an estimated population of 87,000....
  
  

Geography

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