Bissau

Bissau is the largest city in and capital of Guinea-Bissau. Wikivoyage

Population 492,004 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Guinea-Bissau

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 119AmbulanceAmbulance
• 121PolicePolice
• 180FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Guinea-Bissau

Getting there

Where are you starting from?

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Monumento a Teixeira Pinto Memorial · 600 m
• Cristo Redentor Monument · 710 m
• Titina Silá Memorial · 910 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Somewhere to run

• Parque Europa - Lagoa de M´batonha 260 m across 1.3 km

Getting around

• Paragem "Biombo" 1.3 km
• Bissau 2.3 km
• Ilha do Rei 3.4 km
• Paragem Central 4.1 km

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