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Location of the Kankan Region in Guinea
Kankan
is a
region
in the east of
Guinea
. It is bordered by the countries of
Mali
and
Cote d'Ivoire
and the Guinean regions of
Nzerekore
and
Faranah
. The regional capital is the city of
Kankan
. As of the 2014 census, 1,986,329 people lived there. It has an area of 72.145 km
2
(27.855 sq mi).
10°30′N
9°15′W
/
10.500°N 9.250°W
/
10.500; -9.250
