Norte Province

The regions of Cacheu, Biombo and Oio form the north-west of the country and thus the province of Norte

The province of Norte ( Portuguese Província Norte , northern province ' ) is one of the three provinces of Guinea-Bissau . Your ISO 3166-2 code is GW-N.

The provinces are the top tier of the administrative structure of Guinea-Bissau , but they do not play a role in the country's administrative practice and statistics.

The province of Norte is made up of three regions , the second and most important level of the administrative structure of Guinea-Bissau:

• Biombo region
• Cacheu region
• Oio region

The province of Norte has an area of ​​11,416 km², making it the second largest and most populous province in the country. With 493,351 inhabitants, a little less than a third of the population of Guinea-Bissau lives here. The province encloses the autonomous capital sector Bissau , which is equivalent to a region.

Web links

Commons : Province of Norte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Website of the statistical office of Guinea-Bissau ( INE ) with statistics only by regions and sectors and without provinces, pdf accessed on December 13, 2017

Coordinates: 12 ° 3 ′  N , 16 ° 4 ′  W