Boké Region

Boké Region

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.

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.

ee also

*Aluminium in Africa

Guinea-regions


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