Susana (Guinea-Bissau)

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Susana
Susana (Guinea-Bissau)
Susana
Susana
Coordinates 12 ° 18 ′  N , 16 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 12 ° 18 ′  N , 16 ° 28 ′  W
Basic data
Country Guinea-Bissau

province

Norte
region Cacheu
Residents 1507 (2009)

Susana also Suzana , is a location in the northwest corner of Guinea-Bissau 1507 inhabitants in two districts, predominantly the animistic ethnicity of Felupe belonging, with a Muslim minority.

The place is in the administrative sector of São Domingos in the Cacheu region .

It is the most important place in the sector after São Domingos. Here u. a. a health station, a barracks for the Guinea-Bissau armed forces and a Catholic mission.

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Susana is located 41 km west of São Domingos and 12 km east of the coastal town of Varela . A non-asphalt road (clay track) runs from São Domingos through Susana to Varela.

There is an airfield with the ICAO code GGVR in nearby Varela .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Inhabitants by region, sector and town by gender, 2009 census (p. 142), PDF retrieval from the INE National Statistics Office of January 6, 2018
  2. a b c Joana benzinho, Marta Rosa: À Descoberta da Guiné-Bissau . , Afectos com Letras / EU, Pombal 2015, ISBN 978-989-20-6252-5 , p. 68.
  3. Road map of Guinea-Bissau at www.ontheworldmap.com, accessed on January 6, 2018