Catió

Catió

Coat of arms
Catió
Location in Guinea-Bissau
Coordinates:
Country Guinea-Bissau
Region Tombali Region
District
Population (2008 est.)
 • Total 9,217

Catió is a city in south eastern Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Tombali Region.

Population 9,217 (2008 est).[1]

Catio, along with Canjadude and other camps were besieged by the Portuguese in 1973.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer, Retrieved on June 16, 2008
  2. ^ Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1390-1397. United States. Joint Publications Research Service. 1973. p. 29. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=chQFAQAAIAAJ&q=Canjadude&dq=Canjadude&hl=en&ei=5uv_TMnUCseKhQen4dHPCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBA.