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Foia Destination Guide

Touring Foia in Guinea-Bissau

Foia in the region of Guinea-Bissau (general) is a city located in Guinea-Bissau - some 13 mi or ( 20 km ) East of Bissau , the country's capital city .

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Time in Foia is now 08:58 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Bissau " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Ziguinchor, Kolda, Dakar, Salanca, and Rossum. Being here already, consider visiting Ziguinchor . Check out our recommendations for Foia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Tite (Guinea-Bissau)

Tite is one of four Sectors of Quinara Region of Guinea-Bissau. It has an area of 699.5 km².

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Located at 11.78 -15.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Guinea-Bissau, Populated places in Guinea-Bissau, Quinara Region, Sectors of Guinea-Bissau

Cumeré

Cumeré is a town in the Oio Region of Guinea-Bissau. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|54|N|15|32|W|region:GW_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 11.90 -15.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guinea-Bissau

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.

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Located at 11.85 -15.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 2010s coups d'état and coup attempts, 2012 in Guinea-Bissau, Conflicts in 2012

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.

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Located at 11.86 -15.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Bissau, Football venues in Guinea-Bissau

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.

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Located at 11.84 -15.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Bissau, Football venues in Guinea-Bissau, Multi-purpose stadiums, National stadiums