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Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)

LC control no.n 81070511
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Geographic headingBissau (Guinea-Bissau)
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Geographic subdivision usageGuinea-Bissau--Bissau
Variant(s)Bissao (Guinea-Bissau)
São José de Bissáu (Guinea-Bissau)
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Associated countryGuinea-Bissau
Found inGeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (unknown; 11°51ʹ00ʺN 015°35ʹ00ʺW)
Wikipedia, August 28, 2015 (Bissau; capital city of Guinea-Bissau; founded 1687 as a fortified port and trading center; in 1942 it became the capital of Portuguese Guinea; 11°51ʹN 15°34ʹW)
GEOnet names server, August 28, 2015 (Bissau; variants: Bissao; São José de Bissáu; capital of a political entity; Guinea-Bissau, first-order administrative division: Bissau; 11°51ʹ30ʺN, 015°35ʹ30ʺW (11.858333, -15.591667))
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