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Portugal Destination Guide

Touring Portugal in Guinea-Bissau

Portugal in the region of Guinea-Bissau (general) is a city located in Guinea-Bissau - some 50 mi or ( 81 km ) East of Bissau , the country's capital city .

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Time in Portugal is now 03:53 PM (Thursday) . 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, Tubacuta, and Sincha Umaro. Being here already, consider visiting Ziguinchor . Check out our recommendations for Portugal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Xitole

Xitole is a sector in the Bafata Region of Guinea-Bissau.

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Located at 11.73 -14.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Bafatá Region, Populated places in Guinea-Bissau, Sectors of Guinea-Bissau

Buba

Buba is the largest city in southern Guinea-Bissau, lying on the Rio Grande de Buba, near the Contanhez National Park. It has a population 6,815 (2008 est). It is also a seaport and is the capital of the Quinara Region. Former President of Guinea-Bissau Kumba Yala planned to move the capital city to Buba. Construction is under way for a deepwater port that could host three 70-tonne vessels at any given time. It is being built by Angola Bauxite in order to export bauxite.

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Located at 11.58 -15.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Guinea-Bissau, Quinara Region, Sectors of Guinea-Bissau

Lagoas Cufada Natural Park

The Lagoas de Cufada Natural Park is found in Guinea-Bissau. It was established on 1 December 2000. This site is 890 km². It was the first protected area in Guinea-Bissau. Chimpanzees are reported to occur in the National Park, making nests in oil palms, but details are lacking about density and size of the chimpanzee population within the protected area (Kormos et al. 2003)

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Located at 11.71 -15.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: National parks of Guinea-Bissau, Protected areas established in 2000