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 brutally 'pacified' the area in the early 20th century.
- Town with about 6,850 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- …is also known as “Pinto”
- Description: city
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Latitude
12.06642° or 12° 3′ 59″ north
Longitude
-16.03191° or 16° 1′ 55″ west
Open location code
7C453X89+H6
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Canchungo” goes by many names.
CanchungoAsturian
CanchungoCatalan
CanchungoCebuano
坎順古Chinese
坎顺古Chinese
CanchungoDutch
CanchungoFinnish
カンシュンゴJapanese
カンチュンゴJapanese
칸슝구Korean
KanšungasLithuanian
کناچنگوPersian
کنچونگوPersian
CanchungoPolish
CanchungoRomanian
CanchungoSilesian
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