Leste Province

The regions of Bafatá and Gabú form the east of the country and thus the province of Leste

The province of Leste ( Portuguese Província Leste 'Eastern Province' ) is one of the three provinces of Guinea-Bissau . It has the ISO 3166-2 code GW-L.

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 Leste is made up of two regions , the second and most important level of the administrative division of Guinea-Bissau:

• Gabú region
• Bafatá region

The province of Leste has an area of ​​15,131 km², making it the largest province in the country. With 424,527 inhabitants, less than a third of the population of Guinea-Bissau lives here.

Historically, the area belonged to the Kaabu empire , the predominant ethnic groups here today are the Fulbe and Mandinka .

Web links

Commons : Province of Leste  - 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 ° 10 ′  N , 14 ° 9 ′  W