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Bafatá

#1388 in World

Guinea-Bissau

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Population
23K
Coordinates
12.1667, -14.6667
Category
cities

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Bafatá is the second-largest city in Guinea-Bissau, known as the birthplace of Amílcar Cabral. The town has a population of 22,501. It is the capital of Bafatá Region as well as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá, which was established in March 2001 with Carlos Pedro Zilli as bishop.

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