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Coordinates: 12°4′2″N 16°2′0″W / 12.06722°N 16.03333°W / 12.06722; -16.03333
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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 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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'''Canchungo''' is a town located in the western [[Cacheu Region]] of [[Guinea-Bissau]] formely known as Vila Teixeira Pinto after Major Teixeira Pinto, the colonial officer that pacified the area.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Guinea-Bissau]]


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[[Category:Populated places in Guinea-Bissau]]
[[ja:カンチュンゴ]]

[[pl:Canchungo]]

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Latest revision as of 18:25, 28 July 2023

Canchungo
The centre of Canchungo next to the former Teixeira Pinto square.
The centre of Canchungo next to the former Teixeira Pinto square.
Flag of Canchungo
Coat of arms of Canchungo
Canchungo is located in Guinea-Bissau
Canchungo
Canchungo
Location in Guinea-Bissau
Coordinates: 12°4′2″N 16°2′0″W / 12.06722°N 16.03333°W / 12.06722; -16.03333
Country Guinea-Bissau
RegionCacheu 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

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  1. ^ World Gazetteer [dead link], Retrieved on June 16, 2008
  2. ^ 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.