Bissau

Summary

Bissau is a city^[1]. Bissau ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bissau was a member of União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas^[3].
• Bissau is located in Bissau Autonomous Sector^[4].
• Bissau is in the country of Guinea-Bissau^[5].
• Bissau is on the body of water Geba River^[6].
• Bissau's head of government is recorded as Q134730164^[7].
• Bissau's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Bissau's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Bissau's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Bissau's official language is recorded as Portuguese^[11].
• Bissau's shares border with is recorded as Biombo Region^[12].
• Bissau's shares border with is recorded as Oio Region^[13].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[14].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Águeda^[15].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dakar^[16].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[17].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Praia^[18].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sintra^[19].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chongqing^[20].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[21].
• Bissau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio de Janeiro^[22].
• Bissau's postal code is recorded as 1160, 1190, 1220, 1250, 1280, 1400, 1430, 1490, 1640, 1670^[23].
• Bissau's Commons category is recorded as Bissau^[24].
• Bissau's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[25].
• Bissau's local dialing code is recorded as 30^[26].
• Bissau's local dialing code is recorded as 31^[27].

Body

Geography

Bissau is in the country of Guinea-Bissau^[5]. Bissau is located in Bissau Autonomous Sector^[4]. Bissau is on the body of water Geba River^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Bissau covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+77.5'}^[28]. Bissau sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+395954'}^[30], {'amount': '+492004'}^[31], and {'amount': '+407424'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], administrative territorial entity^[9], and big city^[10].

History and Context

1687 marks the founding of Bissau^[33].

Why It Matters

Bissau ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).^[2] Bissau has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Bissau is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]