Boké region

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Boké
Guinea-Bissau Senegal Mali Elfenbeinküste Liberia Sierra Leone Conakry Region Boké Region Labé Region Faranah Region Mamou Region Kindia Region Kankan Region Nzérékorélocation
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Basic data
Country Guinea
Capital Boké
surface 31,207 km²
Residents 1,083,147 (2014)
density 35 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 GN-B

Coordinates: 10 ° 56 ′  N , 14 ° 17 ′  W

Boké is a region of Guinea and has an area of ​​31,207 km². It is located in the northwest of the country, bordering Senegal and Guinea-Bissau . Their capital is the Boké of the same name . The region had 1,083,147 inhabitants at the last census in 2014 and is still sparsely populated with 34.7 inhabitants per square kilometer, despite strong population growth.

The west of the Boké region with Boffa, Boké and Fria can be assigned to the geographical region of Lower Guinea , while the northeastern prefectures of Gaoual and Koundara are located in Fouta Djallon .

Administrative division

The Boké region comprises five prefectures. These are:

prefecture Area in km² Ew. (2014)
male 		Ew. (2014)
female 		Ew. (2014)
total 		main place
Boffa 5050 104,347 108,236 212,583 Boffa
Boké 11,145 222.124 228.154 450.278 Boké
Fria 2016 46,077 50,623 96,700 Fria
Gaoual 7758 91.204 102,408 193,612 Gaoual
Koundara 5238 63.167 66,807 129,974 Koundara
Boké region 31.207 526.919 556.228 1,083,147 Boké

Significant places

The most populous town in the region is Kamsar with over 80,000 residents. Other important cities are Fria, Boké, Sangaredi , Koundara, Boffa and Gaoual.

population

The number of residents has grown rapidly in the last few decades. The censuses showed (1983) 508,724, (1996) 760,119 and (2014) 1,083,147 residents. Between 1983 and 1996 there was an annual population growth of 2.9%. In contrast, the number of residents grew by only 2.0% annually between 1996 and 2014.

Of the population (2014) 526,919 were male and 556,228 (51.4% of the population) were female. Only 274,642 people (25.4% of the population) lived in urban areas in 2014.

The region is linguistically very fragmented. The languages Poular (also Peul; 45.8% of the population) and Sussu (32.8% of the population), which are also dominant at the state level, are the most important languages. Other important languages ​​in the Boké region are Diakanka (5.8% of the population), Landouma (3.9% of the population), Baga (2.3% of the population), Malinke and Mikiforé (each 2.0% of the population) .

Like most regions of Guinea, the region is almost completely Islamized (89.1% nationwide in 2014). Islam (96.8% of the population) and Christianity (2.8% of the population) have grown rapidly over the past fifty years. Only small parts of the residents are followers of their traditional religions. But many Muslims and Christians practice a mixed religion of traditional and new faith. In addition, as everywhere in West Africa, Sufism has a significant following.

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  1. ↑ National Statistics Institute of Guinea, 2014 Census, p. 34
  2. ↑ City population, cities Guinea