Biombo Region

Biombo is a region in western , with an area of 840 km2 and its capital is Quinhámel. There has not been any local administration since the civil war of 1998-99, and all the social services are done by organs of civil society and other government agencies.
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  • Type: region of Guinea-Bissau with 69,800 residents
  • Description: region of Guinea-Bissau
  • Also known as: Biombo” and “Biombo region
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quinhámel.

Town
Quinhamel is a city in and the capital of the Biombo Region. It has a population of 2,887.

Biombo Region

Latitude
11.8828° or 11° 52′ 58″ north
Longitude
-15.8433° or 15° 50′ 36″ west
Population
69,800
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
7C36V5M4+4M
Geo­Names ID
2374820
Wiki­data ID
Q872228
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Biombo Region” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: إقليم بيومبو
  • Belarusian: Біямбо
  • Bengali: বায়োম্বু অঞ্চল
  • Breton: Biombo
  • Bulgarian: Биомбо
  • Bulgarian: Регион Биомбо
  • Catalan: Regió de Biombo
  • Cebuano: Biombo
  • Chinese: 比翁博区
  • Chinese: 比翁博區
  • Czech: Biombo
  • Danish: Biombo Region
  • Danish: Region Biombo
  • Dutch: Biombo
  • Esperanto: Regiono Biombo
  • Finnish: Biombon alue
  • French: Biombo
  • Galician: Biombo
  • Galician: rexión de Biombo
  • German: Region Biombo
  • Greek: Μπιόμπο
  • Gujarati: બિમ્બો પ્રદેશ
  • Hindi: बिओम्बो प्रदेश
  • Indonesian: Region Biombo
  • Indonesian: Wilayah Biombo
  • Italian: regione di Biombo
  • Italian: Regione di Biombo
  • Japanese: ビオンボ州
  • Kannada: ಬಯೋಂಬೊ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
  • Korean: 비옴부 주
  • Korean: 비옴부주
  • Latvian: Biombo reģions
  • Lithuanian: Biombo regionas
  • Luxembourgish: Biombo
  • Malay: Biombo Region
  • Marathi: जीवपो प्रदेश
  • N'Ko: ߓߌߏ߲ߓߏ߫ ߕߌ߬ߞߎߘߎ߲
  • Northern Frisian: Biombo
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Biombo
  • Norwegian: Biombo
  • Polish: Region Biombo
  • Portuguese: Biombo
  • Portuguese: Região de Biombo
  • Romanian: Regiunea Biombo
  • Russian: Биомбо
  • Sinhala: බයෝම්බෝ කලාපය
  • Spanish: Region de Biombo
  • Spanish: Región de Biombo
  • Swedish: Biombo
  • Tamil: பியம்போ பகுதி
  • Telugu: బయాంబో ప్రాంతం
  • Thai: เขตบิบอมโบ
  • Turkish: Biombo Region
  • Ukrainian: Біомбо
  • Urdu: بیومبو ریجن
  • Urdu: بیومبو علاقہ
  • Vietnamese: Khu vực Biombo

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