Regions of Guinea-Bissau

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
A clickable map of Guinea-Bissau exhibiting its eight regions and one autonomous sector.
Region Capital Area[1] Population
(2009)		 Pv #S
km² mi²
Bafatá Bafatá 5,981.1 2,309.3 210,007 E6
Biombo Quinhámel 838.8 323.9 97,120 N3
Bissau
 77.5 29.9 387,909 —1
Bolama Bolama 2,624.4 1,013.3 34,563 S3
Cacheu Cacheu 5,174.9 1,998.0 192,508 N6
Gabu Gabu 9,150.0 3,532.8 215,530 E5
Oio Farim 5,403.4 2,086.3 224,644 N5
Quinara Buba 3,138.4 1,211.7 63,610 S4
Tombali Catió 3,376.5 1,303.7 94,939 S5

The regions can also be grouped into 3 provinces:

See also

References
  1. Guinea-Bissau at GeoHive
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