Bissau: facts

At a glance

• Country: Guinea-Bissau
• Region: Bissau
• Administrative status: capital of the country (GeoNames code PPLC)
• Population: approximately 439,704
• Coordinates: 11.8636° N, 15.5977° W
• Time zone: Africa/Bissau (UTC+00:00)
• Currency: Franc (XOF)

Getting there

• Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB): 7.0 km (4.3 mi), straight line
• Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG, Senegal): 107 km (67 mi), straight line
• Cap Skirring Airport (CSK, Senegal): 138 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Reino de Bandim: 1.5 km (1.0 mi)
• Contumo: 2.6 km (1.6 mi)
• Plaque: 3.0 km (1.9 mi)
• Quelele: 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
• Reino de Antula: 4.3 km (2.7 mi)