Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...
is divided into 8 regions (singular: ''região'', plural: ''regiões'') and 1 autonomous sector (''sector autónomo''). The
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
s are subdivided into a total of 37
sectors
Sector may refer to:
Places
* Sector, West Virginia, U.S.
Geometry
* Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc
* Hyperbolic sector, a region enclosed by two radii and a hyperbolic arc
* Spherical sector, a p ...
(singular: ''setor'', plural: ''setores'') ; which are further subdivided into smaller groups called ''sections'' (singular: ''secção'', plural: ''secções''); which are further subdivided into populated places (i.e.: towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities, etc.). Here are the following listed below:
Regions
The regions can also be grouped into 3 provinces:
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''Leste'' (East): Bafatá, Gabu
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''Norte'' (North): Biombo, Cacheu, Oio
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''Sul'' (South): Bolama, Quinara, Tombali
See also
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List of regions of Guinea-Bissau by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions of Guinea-Bissau by Human Development Index as of 2019 with data for the year 2019.
See also
*List of countries by Human Development Index
References
{{Subnational entities by Human Development Index
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ISO 3166-2:GW
References
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries
Subdivisions of Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau geography-related lists