Tite is one of four Sectors of Quinara Region of Guinea-Bissau. It has an area of 699.5 km2. [1]
Tite is one of four Sectors of Quinara Region of Guinea-Bissau. It has an area of 699.5 km2. [1]
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.
Bissau is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. As of 2015, it had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, its administrative and military center.
Portuguese Guinea, called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a Portuguese overseas province in West Africa from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Guinea-Bissau.
The Bissagos Islands, also spelled Bijagós, are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guinea-Bissau.
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Bubaque is one of the Bijagós Islands in Guinea-Bissau, and is also the name of its main town. The island has a population of 6,427, while the town of Bubaque has a population of 4,299. The area of the island is 75 km2, it is 13.6 km long and 8 km wide.
Nuno Tristão was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and slave trader, active in the early 1440s, traditionally thought to be the first European to reach the region of Guinea. Legend has it that he sailed as far as Guinea-Bissau, however, more recent historians believe he did not go beyond the Gambia River.
The Corpo Nacional de Escutas da Guiné-Bissau was the national Catholic Scouting organization of Guinea-Bissau.
Safim is a city and sector in the Biombo Region of Guinea-Bissau. It has a population of 17,356 inhabitants as of the 2009 national census.
Sport Bissau e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, that plays in the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau, the top flight of Bissau-Guinean football.
Caravela is the northernmost island of the Bissagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau, part of the Sector of Caravela, which also includes the islands Carache, Maio, Ponta and Formosa. The population of the sector is 4,263, the population of the island is 907. The area of the island is 128 km2, its length is 19.3 km and its width is 10 km. The island is heavily forested with mangroves. It has white, sandy beaches. Caravela has a small airfield. The island Carache lies to its southeast.
Guinea-Bissau sent a delegation of 32 people, 3 of them athletes who competed, to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Mavegro Futebol Clube, formerly called Ténis Clube de Bissau, is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in Bissau. They play in the Campeonato Nacional da Guine-Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau Television is the state television of the African country of Guinea-Bissau. The headquarters are in the capital city of Bissau. The station's main transmitter is located in Nhacra and covers the Bissau metropolitan area. The system also includes two relay towers, one in the east of the country, in Gabu, and another in the south, in Catió.
The Orango National Park is a protected area in Guinea-Bissau. It was established in December 2000. The park has an area of 1,582 km2 (611 sq mi), which is partly marine. It covers the southern part of the Bissagos Archipelago, notably the islands Orango, Orangozinho, Meneque, Canogo and Imbone, and the surrounding sea. The marine area does not exceed 30 m (100 ft) depth. The park is administered by: Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas da Guiné-Bissau. About 160 km2 (60 sq mi) of the park is covered by mangroves. It plays a crucial role for the reproduction of molluscs, fish and sea turtles.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Guinea-Bissau, formerly known as Portuguese Guinea.
The Athletics Federation of Guinea-Bissau is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Guinea-Bissau. The current president is Renato Moura.
The Scout and Guide movement in Guinea-Bissau is served by
Guinea-Bissau–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Guinea-Bissau and Turkey. Turkey has an embassy in Bissau. Guinea Bissau has an embassy in Ankara.
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