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'''Canchungo''' is a town located in the western [[Cacheu Region]] of [[Guinea-Bissau]] formerly known as '''Vila Teixeira Pinto''' after Major [[João Teixeira Pinto]], the Portuguese colonial officer who had pacified the area. |
'''Canchungo''' is a town located in the western [[Cacheu Region]] of [[Guinea-Bissau]] formerly known as '''Vila Teixeira Pinto''' after Major [[João Teixeira Pinto]], the Portuguese colonial officer who had brutally 'pacified' the area in the early 20th century. After independence the name was changed back to what it had always been. Formerly a center of trade, the town infrastructure has deteriorated significantly amid large-scale emigration, with the exception of a new [[hospital]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Richard Andrew Jr. |last1=Lobban |first2=Peter Karibe |last2=Mendy |title=Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau |edition=4th |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2013 |place=Lanham |isbn=978-0-8108-5310-2|page=79}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 28 July 2023
Canchungo | |
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 The centre of Canchungo next to the former Teixeira Pinto square. | |
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  Canchungo Location in Guinea-Bissau | |
| Coordinates: 12°4′2″N 16°2′0″W / 12.06722°N 16.03333°W | |
| Country |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Region | Cacheu Region |
| Population (2008 est.) | |
• Total | 6,434[1] |
| • Ethnicities | Manjak people |
Canchungo is a town located in the western Cacheu Region of Guinea-Bissau formerly known as Vila Teixeira Pinto after Major João Teixeira Pinto, the Portuguese colonial officer who had brutally 'pacified' the area in the early 20th century. After independence the name was changed back to what it had always been. Formerly a center of trade, the town infrastructure has deteriorated significantly amid large-scale emigration, with the exception of a new hospital.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ World Gazetteer [dead link], Retrieved on June 16, 2008
- ^ Lobban, Richard Andrew Jr.; Mendy, Peter Karibe (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (4th ed.). Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8108-5310-2.
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