Canchungo
Canchungo is a town located in the western Cacheu Region of Guinea-Bissau formerly known as Vila Teixeira Pinto after Major João Teixeira Pinto, the Portuguese colonial officer who had pacified the area.
Canchungo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Canchungo Location in Guinea-Bissau | |
| Coordinates: 12°4′2″N 16°2′0″W | |
| Country |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Region | Cacheu Region |
| Population (2008 est.) | |
| • Total | 6,434 |
Population 6,434 (2008 est).[1]
References
- World Gazetteer , Retrieved on June 16, 2008
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