Boké Region




Coordinates: 11°15′N 14°15′W / 11.250°N 14.250°W / 11.250; -14.250


Region in Guinea



























Boké
Region

Boké Region in Guinea
Boké Region in Guinea

Country Guinea
Regional capital Boké
Area

 • Total 31,186 km2 (12,041 sq mi)
Population
(2014 census)

 • Total 1,083,147
 • Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)

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.


Prefectures of Boké Region include:



  • Boffa Prefecture

  • Boké Prefecture

  • Fria Prefecture

  • Gaoual Prefecture

  • Koundara Prefecture


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:




  • Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, or CBG, which is operated by Halco Mining, an international and intercorporate aluminium mining entity.


  • Alumina Company of Guinea, or ACG, operating the Friguia bauxite-alumina complex in Fria Prefecture.



See also


  • Aluminium in Africa















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