Buba

Buba is the largest city in southern Guinea-Bissau and the capital of the Quinara region. It lies on the extreme end of the Rio Grande de Buba, near the Contanhez National Park, and has a population 6,815 (2008 est).

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Place details

Locality: Sector de Buba
Region: Região de Quinara
Country: Guiné-Bissau
Population: 8,952
Timezone: Africa/Bissau

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Buba
Settlement.image_skyline: Colonial building in Buba, Guinea-Bissau.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Colonial building in Buba
Settlement.pushpin_map: Guinea-Bissau
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 320
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Guinea-Bissau
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Guinea-Bissau
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quinara Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 8556
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.elevation_m: 3

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7898
Elevation: 3
Image: Colonial building in Buba, Guinea-Bissau.jpg

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Commons category: Buba (Guinea-Bissau)
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==History== The area that is now Buba was once a part of the Biafada kingdom of Biguba. The city's name is a corruption of this state, although the modern town was not prominent until the 19th century.