Canchungo

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Canchungo
Coat of arms of Canchungo
Canchungo is located in Guinea-Bissau
Canchungo
Canchungo
Location in Guinea-Bissau
Coordinates: 12°4′2″N 16°2′0″W / 12.06722°N 16.03333°W / 12.06722; -16.03333Coordinates: 12°4′2″N 16°2′0″W / 12.06722°N 16.03333°W / 12.06722; -16.03333
CountryFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau
RegionCacheu Region
Population
 (2008 est.)
 • Total6,434

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.

Population 6,434 (2008 est).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ World Gazetteer[dead link], Retrieved on June 16, 2008

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