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