Wp/wlx/Bissau
| Inception | 1687  |
|---|---|
| Demonym | Bissalien, Bissalienne, bissauense, bissanense, Bisaŭano |
| Official language | Portuguese |
| Country | Guinea-Bissau |
| Capital of | Guinea-Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, Bissau Autonomous Sector |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Bissau Autonomous Sector |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Geba River |
| Coordinate location | 11°51′36″N 15°35′0″W |
| Head of government | José Anastacio Medina Lobato |
| Member of | União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas |
| Shares border with | Biombo Region, Oio Region |
| Language used | Mankanya, Papel |
| Official website | https://www.cmbissau.com/ |
| History of topic | timeline of Bissau |
| Local dialing code | 30, 31, 320, 321 |
| Category for the view of the item | Category:Views of Bissau |
Bissau (Portuguese boɔloo: [biˈsaw]) e la kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko a Guinea-Bissau. A 2015, o taa la noba yagroŋ noɔre neŋ 492,004. [1]Bissau bezie la a Geba River estuary, naŋ peɛle a Atlantic Ocean, ane a Guinea-Bissau's teŋkpoŋ, major port, a o administrative ane military center.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]A yelzu Bissau yizie na baŋ yi la a saakonnoŋ yuori naŋ e N'nssassun, a o yagroŋ poɔ Bôssassun.[2] Intchassu (Bôssassu) la a yuori ko a o nephew ko a Naa Mecau—a dɛndɛŋ soba sovereign ko a Bissau—bidɔɔ ko a yɔɔpuulee Pungenhum. Bôssassu da maale la saakoonnoŋ yiri neŋ Papel noba.[3]
Geography ane Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Bissau (Osvaldo Vieira International Airport) 1991–2020 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.4
(90.3) |
35.2
(95.4) |
36.0
(96.8) |
35.3
(95.5) |
34.8
(94.6) |
33.0
(91.4) |
31.1
(88.0) |
30.4
(86.7) |
31.3
(88.3) |
32.3
(90.1) |
32.8
(91.0) |
32.6
(90.7) |
33.1
(91.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3
(77.5) |
27.1
(80.8) |
28.2
(82.8) |
28.0
(82.4) |
28.5
(83.3) |
28.1
(82.6) |
27.2
(81.0) |
26.9
(80.4) |
27.3
(81.1) |
27.9
(82.2) |
27.7
(81.9) |
26.0
(78.8) |
27.4
(81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.3
(64.9) |
19.0
(66.2) |
20.4
(68.7) |
20.6
(69.1) |
22.2
(72.0) |
23.1
(73.6) |
23.2
(73.8) |
23.3
(73.9) |
23.2
(73.8) |
23.5
(74.3) |
22.5
(72.5) |
19.4
(66.9) |
21.1
(70.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.1
(0.00) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
10.6
(0.42) |
139.9
(5.51) |
371.0
(14.61) |
467.7
(18.41) |
364.4
(14.35) |
166.7
(6.56) |
10.9
(0.43) |
0.2
(0.01) |
1,531.5
(60.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 | 21.5 | 24.1 | 21.7 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (1974–1994) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.7
(98.1) |
38.3
(100.9) |
38.9
(102.0) |
41.1
(106.0) |
39.4
(102.9) |
35.6
(96.1) |
33.3
(91.9) |
32.8
(91.0) |
33.9
(93.0) |
34.4
(93.9) |
35.0
(95.0) |
35.6
(96.1) |
41.1
(106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.1
(88.0) |
32.8
(91.0) |
33.9
(93.0) |
33.3
(91.9) |
32.8
(91.0) |
31.1
(88.0) |
29.4
(84.9) |
30.0
(86.0) |
30.0
(86.0) |
31.1
(88.0) |
31.7
(89.1) |
30.6
(87.1) |
31.5
(88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4
(75.9) |
25.6
(78.1) |
26.6
(79.9) |
27.0
(80.6) |
27.5
(81.5) |
26.9
(80.4) |
26.1
(79.0) |
26.4
(79.5) |
26.4
(79.5) |
27.0
(80.6) |
26.9
(80.4) |
24.8
(76.6) |
26.3
(79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.8
(64.0) |
18.3
(64.9) |
19.4
(66.9) |
20.6
(69.1) |
22.2
(72.0) |
22.8
(73.0) |
22.8
(73.0) |
22.8
(73.0) |
22.8
(73.0) |
22.8
(73.0) |
22.2
(72.0) |
18.9
(66.0) |
21.1
(70.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.2
(54.0) |
13.3
(55.9) |
15.6
(60.1) |
16.7
(62.1) |
17.2
(63.0) |
19.4
(66.9) |
19.4
(66.9) |
19.4
(66.9) |
19.4
(66.9) |
20.0
(68.0) |
15.0
(59.0) |
12.8
(55.0) |
12.2
(54.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.5
(0.02) |
0.8
(0.03) |
0.5
(0.02) |
0.8
(0.03) |
17.3
(0.68) |
174.8
(6.88) |
472.5
(18.60) |
682.5
(26.87) |
434.9
(17.12) |
194.8
(7.67) |
41.4
(1.63) |
2.0
(0.08) |
2,022.8
(79.63) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 248 | 226 | 279 | 270 | 248 | 210 | 186 | 155 | 180 | 217 | 240 | 248 | 2,707 |
| Source 1: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: World Climate Guides (sunshine only) | |||||||||||||
Nembanne mine
[edit | edit source]- Karyna Gomes (born 1976), activist, journalist, and musician
- Benvindo António Moreira (born 1989), footballer
- Eder (footballer)
- Bruma (footballer)
- Bocundji Cá, footballer
- Roger Fernandes
- Geovany Quenda
International relations
[edit | edit source]Meŋ kaa kyɛ: Tenne mine naŋ peɛle a Guinea-Bissau
Twin towns – Sister cities
[edit | edit source]Bissau kɔlage neŋ la:
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[edit | edit source]- Africa portal
- Media related to Bissau at Wikimedia Commons
- Bissau travel guide from Wikivoyage
Tarejiihi
[edit | edit source]- ↑ http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm
- ↑ https://repositorio.unilab.edu.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/778/3/2016_mono_nnanque.pdf
- ↑ https://www.africaeafricanidades.com.br/documentos/0010260042018.pdf
- ↑ http://www.tcc.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=81569D74DD82C7DB
- ↑ http://www.ankara.bel.tr/en/foreign-relations-department/sister-cities-of-ankara#.V6zuCGVvfxs