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Bissau

Western Africa

Bissau is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau, on the Geba River estuary off the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in 1687 as a Portuguese trading post, it serves as the country's major port and its administrative and military centre. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
492,004 1
Area (sq km)
77.5 1
Founding Year
1687 1
Population Estimate Year
2015 1
Elevation (m)
0 1
Latitude
11.86 degrees north 1
Longitude
15.58333 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Guinea-Bissau, Countries
Source Bissau (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Guinea-Bissau, Countries
Source Bissau (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Bissau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Bissau is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau
  • Infobox, Population figure
    492,004
  • Lead section
    As of 2015, it had a population of 492,004.
  • Infobox, Area
    77.5 km2 (29.9 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    0 m (0 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    11.86000°N 15.58333°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    11.86000°N 15.58333°W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1687
  • Associated With: Guinea-Bissau, Infobox, Country
    Guinea-Bissau
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Bissau - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2374775
    11.86357 -15.59767 P PPLC GW 11 439704 13 Africa/Bissau
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 13 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, -15.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, -15.75
11.75 -15.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Bissau
Wikidata Q3739, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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