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Guinea Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Guinea with its 34 first-level divisions, the capital Conakry and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Guinea

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 34 units

Guinea is divided into 34 first-level administrative divisions:

BeylaBoffaBokeConakryCoyahDabolaDalabaDinguirayeDubrékaFaranahForécariahFriaGaoualGuéckédouKankanKérouanéKindiaKissidougouKoubiaKoundaraKouroussaLabéLéloumaLolaMacentaMaliMamouMandianaNzérékoréPitaSiguiriTéliméléTouguéYomou

Largest cities in Guinea

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1ConakryCapital1,494,000
2Gueckedou221,715
3Nzérékoré168,121
4Labé140,575
5Kindia117,062
6Boké116,270
7Kankan114,009
8Mamou71,153
9Kissidougou66,815
10Siguiri50,159

Conakry is the largest urban area in Guinea with about 1,494,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Guinea: ≈ 1,751 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Rokel
  • Bafing
  • Gambia
  • Gêba
  • Niger
  • St. Paul

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Guinea

CIA World Factbook · 2018
Fulani
33.4%Malinke
29.4%Susu
21.2%Guerze
7.8%Kissi
6.2%Toma
1.6%other/foreign
0.4%

Fulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu 21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%, other/foreign 0.4% (2018 est.)

Regionally, Fulani is the most common ethnic group across most of the 34 divisions, while Susu predominates in 8 divisions (Conakry, Coyah, Dubréka, Forécariah, Boffa, Fria, …); Malinke predominates in 7 divisions (Kankan, Kouroussa, Siguiri, Mandiana, Kérouané, Faranah, …); Guerze predominates in 2 divisions (Nzérékoré, Yomou); Kissi predominates in 2 divisions (Guéckédou, Kissidougou).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Guinea

CIA World Factbook · 2018
Muslim
85.2%Christian
13.4%animist
0.2%none
1.2%

Muslim 85.2%, Christian 13.4%, animist 0.2%, none 1.2% (2018 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 34 divisions, while Christian predominates in 3 divisions (Nzérékoré, Yomou, Lola).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2018 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Guinea

CIA World Factbook

French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages

Regionally, Pular is the most common language group across most of the 34 divisions, while Susu predominates in 8 divisions (Conakry, Coyah, Dubréka, Forécariah, Boffa, Fria, …); Maninka predominates in 7 divisions (Kankan, Kouroussa, Siguiri, Mandiana, Kérouané, Faranah, …); Guerze predominates in 2 divisions (Nzérékoré, Yomou); Kissi predominates in 2 divisions (Guéckédou, Kissidougou).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.