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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 Teixeira Pinto, the colonial officer that pacified the area.
'''Canchungo''' is a town located in the western [[Cacheu Region]] of [[Guinea-Bissau]] formerly known as Vila Teixeira Pinto after Major Teixeira Pinto, the colonial officer that pacified the area.


Population 6,434 (2008 est).<ref>[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-95 World Gazetteer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005204614/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-95 |date=October 5, 2008 }}, Retrieved on June 16, 2008</ref> The metropolitan area has about 10.000 inhabitants mainly from Papels and Balantas. The population are predominantly Christians (especially Roman Catholics and some Protestants). Jehova's Witnesses are also active there. A small minority are Muslims.
Population 6,434 (2008 est).<ref>[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-95 World Gazetteer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005204614/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-95 |date=October 5, 2008 }}, Retrieved on June 16, 2008</ref>


==References==
==References==

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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

Canchungo is a town located in the western Cacheu Region of Guinea-Bissau formerly known as Vila Teixeira Pinto after Major Teixeira Pinto, the colonial officer that pacified the area.

Population 6,434 (2008 est).[1]

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer Archived October 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on June 16, 2008