Regions of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) and 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo). The regions are listed below (with the capitals in parentheses):
Regions
Region |
Capital |
Area (km2) [1] |
Population (2009 census) |
Bafatá |
Bafatá |
5,981.1 |
210,007 |
Biombo |
Quinhámel |
838.8 |
97,120 |
Bissau |
Bissau |
77.5 |
387,909 |
Bolama |
Bolama |
2,624.4 |
34,563 |
Cacheu |
Cacheu |
5,174.9 |
192,508 |
Gabú |
Gabú |
9,150.0 |
215,530 |
Oio |
Farim |
5,403.4 |
224,644 |
Quinara |
Buba |
3,138.4 |
63,610 |
Tombalí |
Catió |
3,376.5 |
94,939 |
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The regions are subdivided into 37 sectors.
The regions can also be grouped into 3 provinces:
- Leste (East): Bafatá, Gabú
- Norte (North): Biombo, Cacheu, Oio
- Sul (South): Bolama, Quinara, Tombali
See also
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