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''This article is about the capital of Guinea-Bissau. For a town in Rajasthan, India: [[Bissau, Rajasthan]]''
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'''Bissau''' is the [[capital]] city of [[Guinea-Bissau]]. It is an [[autonomous city]] whose borders are conterminous with the [[Bissau Region]]. As of [[2007]], the city has an estimated population of 407,424 according to the Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos <ref>[http://www.stat-guinebissau.com/ Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos]</ref>. The last time an official census was held in the country, in [[1991]], the city/region had a population of 195,389. The city is located on the [[Geba River]] estuary, off the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is the country's largest city, major port, and administrative and military center. [[Peanut]]s, [[hardwood]]s, [[copra]], [[palm oil]], and [[rubber]] are the chief products. The city was founded in [[1687]] by [[Portugal]] as a fortified port and trading center. In [[1942]] it became the capital of [[Portuguese Guinea]]. After the declaration of independence by the guerilla, in 1973, the capital of the independent territory was declared to be [[Madina do Boe]], but Bissau remained as the capital of the Portuguese-occupied regions, i. e., of Portuguese Guinea. When Portugal recognized the independence of Guinea-Bissau and pulled out, in 1974, the two territories merged and Bissau became the capital of the new state. Bissau is located at 11°52' North, 15°36' West (11.86667, -15.60). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]
[[Image:Bissau geba.png|thumb|left|200px|View of Bissau from Rio Gêba]]
[[Image:Bissau.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Coat of arms of the city of Bissau adopted in 1947 (may be still in use)]]
The city is known for its annual [[carnival]]. Other attractions include the [[Fortaleza d'Amura]] [[barracks]] containing [[Amílcar Cabral]]'s [[mausoleum]], the [[Pidjiguiti Memorial]] to the [[docker]]s killed in the [[Bissau Dockers' Strike]] on [[August 3]] [[1959]], the [[Guinea-Bissau National Arts Institute]], [[Bissau New Stadium]] and local [[beach]]es. Many buildings in the city were ruined during the [[Guinea-Bissau Civil War]], including the [[Guinea-Bissau Presidential Palace]] and the [[Bissau French Cultural Centre]] (now rebuilt), and the city centre is still underdeveloped.
[[Image:Bissau SPOT 1051.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Bissau seen by Spot Satellite]]
The [[airport]] that serves Bissau is [[Osvaldo Vieira International Airport]].
==[[Town twinning]]==
*{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Agueda]], [[Portugal]]
*{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
==External links==
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==References==
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* Richard Andrew Lobban, Jr. and Peter Karibe Mendy, ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', 3rd ed. (Scarecrow Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8108-3226-7) pp. 91-96
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