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Guinea-Bissau

Official name:

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Name in native language:

República da Guiné-Bissau

Capital:

Bissau

ISO country code

GW

Nat. statistical agency:

Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos

Region:

Western Africa

Census Results

1950-06-15 : 510,777
1960-12-30 :
1970-12-15 :
1979-04-16 : 767,739
1991-12-01 : 983,367
2009-03-01 : 1,520,830

the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Administrative units

região	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1979-04-16 census	population 1991-12-01 census	population 2009-03-01 census
source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos, Guinea-Bissau. note: 2009 census numbers are fnal for regions and provisional results for sectors.
Região de Bafatá	Bafatá	5,981.1	116,032	145,088	210,007
Região de Biombo	Quinhamel	838.8	56,463	59,827	97,120
Sector Aut. Bissau	Bissau	77.5	109,214	195,389	387,909
Região de Bolama/Bijagós	Bolama	2,624.4	25,743	26,891	34,563
Região de Cacheu	Cacheu	5,174.9	130,227	146,570	192,508
Região de Gabú	Gabú	9,150.0	104,315	136,101	215,530
Região de Oio	Farim	5,403.4	135,114	155,312	224,644
Região de Quínara	Fulacunda	3,138.4	35,532	42,966	63,610
Região de Tombalí	Catió	3,736.5	55,099	71,065	94,939
total		36,125.0	767,739	979,202	1,520,830