Bheeta

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Bheeta
Sub-prefecture and town
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Bheeta
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 7°25′47″N9°12′06″W / 7.42972°N 9.20167°W / 7.42972; -9.20167 Coordinates: 7°25′47″N9°12′06″W / 7.42972°N 9.20167°W / 7.42972; -9.20167
CountryFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Region Nzérékoré Region
Prefecture Yomou Prefecture
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Bheeta (or Beeta or Béta) is a town and sub-prefecture in the Yomou Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-eastern Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 20, 2009.