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Bafatá
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Bafatá is the second-largest city in Guinea-Bissau, known as the birthplace of Amílcar Cabral. The town has a population of 22,501 (2008 est). It is the capital of Bafatá Region as well as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá, which was established in March 2001 with Carlos Pedro Zilli as bishop.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bafatá
- Region
- Região de Bafatá
- Country
- Guiné-Bissau
- Population
- 33,502
- Timezone
- Africa/Bissau
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bafatá
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 20130612-DSC_9043_(9290801773)_(2).jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 320
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- Guinea-Bissau#Africa
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- Location in Guinea-Bissau
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Guinea-Bissau
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- Admin. Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bafatá Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.established_date
- 1860s
- Settlement.established_title2
- Incorporated as a town
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1913
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 34760
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 13429
- Area
- 837
- Elevation
- 10
- Image
- Day221-Bike-130612 (9290907859).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bafatá
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- Rancagua
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Travel guide
Get in
Easily reached from Bissau - a two hour drive on a good road. Plenty of sept-places.
About one hours' drive from Gabú - also on a good road.
The "paragem" (bus station) is a bit far away from the old colonial centre. It's a shorter walk if you get off at the Amilcar Cabral Monument and walk downhill to the river
From Buba, take a direct bus or change at Retunda De Bambadinca. This should take around 3500 CAF, luggage included (2023).
See
thumb|Bafatá old market thumb|Rio Geba, Bafatá
The picturesque Monuments for Amilcar Cabral and the house where Amilcar Cabral was born. Cobble-stone streets and boys in donkey carts. Boys fishing on the river bank or from dugout canoes.
Buy
There are at least two banks, located at the main (asphalt) road in the city center.
Eat
There are a few restaurants in town, ask around about where to find them, people are most helpful.
Drink
Bar Kasumai in central Bafata (next to the old Church) serves imported beers and soft drinks late into the night. Basic meals are available here. African atmosphere.
Sleep
Hotel Maimuna Cape, located on the main street in central Bafata (turn left at the main intersection as you arrive from Bissau) has a few basic rooms with fan and shower. Electricity is supplied from the hotel's power generator from 7PM to 5AM only. Bucket showers. No food.
Connect
Bafata is covered by the three mobile phone networks of Guinea-Bissau.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Landmarks
- Climate
- Gallery
- References
Bafatá is the second-largest city in Guinea-Bissau, known as the birthplace of Amílcar Cabral. The town has a population of 22,501 (2008 est). It is the capital of Bafatá Region as well as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá, which was established in March 2001 with Carlos Pedro Zilli as bishop.
==Etymology== 'Bafatá' comes from the Mandinka phrase 'baa faata' meaning 'the river is full', in reference to the Geba river.
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