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Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) and 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo). The regions are subdivided into a total of 39 sectors (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.).
Regions
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!scope="col" rowspan=2|Region
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Capital
!scope="col" colspan=2|Area
!scope="col" rowspan=2|Population <br /><small>(2009)</small>
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!scope="col"|km<sup>2</sup>
!scope="col"|mi<sup>2</sup>
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|Bafatá
|Bafatá
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|align=right |210,007
| E || 6
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|Biombo
|Quinhámel
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|align=right |97,120
| N || 3
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|colspan="2"|
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|align=right |387,909
| — || 1
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|Bolama
|Bolama
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|align=right |34,563
| S || 4
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|Cacheu
|Cacheu
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|align=right |192,508
| N || 6
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|Gabú
|Gabú
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|align=right |215,530
| E || 5
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|Oio
|Farim
|
|align=right |224,644
| N || 5
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|Quinara
|Buba
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|align=right |63,610
| S || 4
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|Tombali
|Catió
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|align=right |94,939
| S || 5
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The regions can also be grouped into 3 provinces:
- Leste (East): Bafatá, Gabu
- Norte (North): Biombo, Cacheu, Oio
- Sul (South): Bolama, Quinara, Tombali
See also
- List of regions of Guinea-Bissau by Human Development Index
- ISO 3166-2:GW