Bafatá
Sign in to saveBafatá is the second-largest city in Guinea-Bissau, known as the birthplace of Amílcar Cabral. The town has a population of 22,501 (2008 est). 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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Place details
- Locality
- Bafatá
- Region
- Região de Bafatá
- Country
- Guiné-Bissau
- Population
- 33,502
- Timezone
- Africa/Bissau
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bafatá
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 20130612-DSC_9043_(9290801773)_(2).jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 320
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Guinea-Bissau#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Guinea-Bissau
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Guinea-Bissau
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Admin. Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bafatá Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.established_date
- 1860s
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Population
- +13429
- Area
- +837
- Elevation
- +10
- Image
- Day221-Bike-130612 (9290907859).jpg
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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 (2008 est). 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.
==Etymology== 'Bafatá' comes from the Mandinka phrase 'baa faata' meaning 'the river is full', in reference to the Geba river.