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Bissau in the region of Bissau Autonomous Region with its 388,028 inhabitants is a town in Guinea-Bissau and is the capital of this country.
Current time in Bissau is now 12:25 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Bissau " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Kolda, Dakar, Sumo, and Safim. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ziguinchor . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bissau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (1)
This footage was recorded in March 2012. From city center up to Somec, our base camp situated in the area of Bairo Militar. Distance is about 7 km. You're seeing what I see every day. Cette vidéo a ét ..
Guinea Bissau Gente di Bissau e Bijagos
La Guinea Bissau rappresenta il tipico esempio di "emergenza silenziosa". È il quarto paese più povero del mondo,intorno ai 500 dollari è il PIL pro capite, l'88% della popolazione vive con meno di 1 ..
Ville a architecture colonial Vmarchal's photos around Bafata, Guinea-Bissau (colonial ville)
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Tetris Carrega de Contenidor
Com carreguem un conteidor per enviar-lo a Guinea Bissau ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Estádio Lino Correia
Estádio Lino Correia is a multi-use stadium in Bissau, Guinea Bissau. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the stadium of Estrela Negra de Bissau of the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau. The stadium holds 12,000 spectators.
Located at 11.86 -15.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Bandim Health Project
The Bandim Health Project operates in one of the world’s poorest countries, Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. The core of the project is a demographic surveillance system which registers more than 90,000 people in 5 suburbs of the capital Bissau. Information on health, diseases, immunisations, breast-feeding, etc. is collected, primarily focusing on women and children. Admissions to the country’s sole pediatric ward in the capital are recorded.
Located at 11.85 -15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Estádio 24 de Setembro
Estadio 24 de Setembro is a multi-purpose stadium in Bissau, Guinea Bissau. It is currently used primarily for football matches, and the stadium holds 20,000 people. It is currently the home ground of the Guinea-Bissau national football team.
Located at 11.84 -15.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état
On 12 April 2012, a coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau was staged by elements of the armed forces about two weeks before the second round of a presidential election between Carlos Gomes Júnior and Kumba Ialá. The coup started in the evening with military personnel and equipment making its way onto the streets, followed by the state-owned media taken off-air. Both second-round candidates and the incumbent president were initially arrested by the junta.
Located at 11.85 -15.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is an airport that serves the city of Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. It is the only international airport in the country. Osvaldo Vieira International Airport has one runway, heading 03/21, with a length of 10,498 feet (3200 m). The altitude of this runway is 127 feet (39 m). This runway is also one of the three in Guinea-Bissau that are paved.
Located at 11.90 -15.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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