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 39 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.).

Regions


Region	Capital	Area^[1]		Population (2009)	Pv	#S
Region	Capital	km²	mi²	Population (2009)	Pv	#S
Bafatá	Bafatá	5,981.1	2,309.3	210,007	E	6
Biombo	Quinhámel	838.8	323.9	97,120	N	3
Bissau		77.5	29.9	387,909	—	1
Bolama	Bolama	2,624.4	1,013.3	34,563	S	4
Cacheu	Cacheu	5,174.9	1,998.0	192,508	N	6
Gabú	Gabú	9,150.0	3,532.8	215,530	E	5
Oio	Farim	5,403.4	2,086.3	224,644	N	5
Quinara	Buba	3,138.4	1,211.7	63,610	S	4
Tombali	Catió	3,376.5	1,303.7	94,939	S	5

The regions can also be grouped into 3 provinces:

Leste (East): Bafatá, Gabu
Norte (North): Biombo, Cacheu, Oio
Sul (South): Bolama, Quinara, Tombali

References

^ Guinea-Bissau at GeoHive

[1] Guinea-Bissau at GeoHive

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Politics of Guinea-Bissau


Constitution Human rights
Executive President Umaro Sissoco Embaló Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros
Legislature National People's Assembly President: Vacant
Judiciary Constitutional Court
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2019 2025 Legislative: 2023 2025 Political parties
Administrative divisions Sectors
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Carlos Pinto Pereira Diplomatic missions of / in Guinea-Bissau Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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References