Regions of Guinea-Bissau explained

Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) and 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo). The regions are subdivided into a total of 37 sectors (singular: setor, plural: setores); which are further subdivided into smaller groups called sections (singular: secção, plural: secções); which are further subdivided into populated places (i.e.: towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities, etc.). Here are the following listed below:

Regions

RegionCapitalArea[1] Population
(2009)
km2mi2
BafatáBafatá5981.1km2align=right 210,007E 6
BiomboQuinhámel838.8km2align=right 97,120N 3
77.5km2align=right 387,9091
BolamaBolama2624.4km2align=right 34,563S 3
CacheuCacheu5174.9km2align=right 192,508N 6
GabúGabú9150km2align=right 215,530E 5
OioFarim5403.4km2align=right 224,644N 5
QuinaraBuba3138.4km2align=right 63,610S 4
TombaliCatió3376.5km2align=right 94,939S 5

The regions can also be grouped into 3 provinces:

Bafatá, Gabu

Biombo, Cacheu, Oio

Bolama, Quinara, Tombali

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/guineabissau.aspx Guinea-Bissau at GeoHive