Nzerekore Region

Nzerekore
Nzerekore
Region
	Nzerekore Region in Guinea
Country	Guinea
Regional capital	Nzerekore
Area
? Total	37,658 km 2 (14,540 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)
? Total	1,663,582
? Density	44/km 2 (110/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.447 ; low · 3rd of 8

8°30′N 9°0′W / 8.500°N 9.000°W / 8.500; -9.000

The Nzerekore Region ( N'Ko : ?????????? ????????? ) is a region in the southern part of Guinea . Its capital and largest city is Nzerekore . It is one of the eight regions of Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Sierra Leone , Liberia , and Ivory Coast , and the Guinean regions of Kankan and Faranah .

Administrative divisions [ edit ]

Nzerekore Region is divided into six prefectures; which are further sub-divided into 66 sub-prefectures:

Geography [ edit ]

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

The region includes several forested highlands, including the Nimba Range , Simandou Massif , and Ziama Massif .

The region contains the headwaters of several rivers. The Milo , Sankarani , and Dion rivers flow northward to become tributaries the Niger River . The Moa , Lofa , St. Paul , St. John , Cavalla , and Sassandra rivers flow southwards through Sierra Leone , Liberia , and Ivory Coast to empty into the Atlantic Ocean.