Boke is a first-level division of Guinea, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 11.0708° N, 13.8345° W.

What is the largest city in Boke?

Boké is the largest city mapped in Boke, with a metropolitan population of about 116,270.

How many cities are in Boke?

YearMaps maps 6 cities and towns in Boke, with a combined metropolitan population of about 198,755. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.

State / Province · Guinea

Map of Boke

Boke is a first-level division of Guinea. Its largest mapped city is Boké, with about 116,270 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Boke, and the tables list its 6 mapped cities along with the ports nearest to them.

Cities Mapped: 6
Largest City: Boké
Country: Guinea

Interactive Map of Boke

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History of Boke: Empires and States

The atlas records 6 polities whose mapped territory included part of Boke, from The Mali Empire in 1415 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Boke, in chronological order
Polity	Period here
The Mali Empire	1415–1563 CE
French Third Republic	1885–1939 CE
French Africa	1885–1957 CE
The French Colonial Empire	1885–1957 CE
French Fourth Republic	1945–1957 CE
Guinea	1960–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Boke

Boke on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Largest Cities in Boke

6 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Boke
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	Boké	116,270	Boke	Admin-1 capital
2	Kamsar	34,973	Boke	Populated place
3	Fria	23,729	Boke	Admin-1 capital
4	Koundara	13,990	Boke	Admin-1 capital
5	Gaoual	7,461	Boke	Admin-1 capital
6	Boffa	2,332	Boke	Admin-1 capital

Ports in Boke

3 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Ports in Boke
#	Name	Channel Depth	Class	Sea	Max Vessel
1	Benti	53 m	Very Small	Atlantic Coast of Africa	point_of_interest
2	Victoria	49.4 m	Very Small	Atlantic Coast of Africa	point_of_interest
3	Conakry	38.4 m	Minor	Atlantic Coast of Africa	large vessels

Boke: Quick Answers

Where is Boke?: Boke is a first-level division of Guinea, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 11.0708° N, 13.8345° W.
What is the largest city in Boke?: Boké is the largest city mapped in Boke, with a metropolitan population of about 116,270.
How many cities are in Boke?: YearMaps maps 6 cities and towns in Boke, with a combined metropolitan population of about 198,755. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.