Biombo region
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11°50′N 15°45′W / 11.833°N 15.750°W
Biombo is a region in western Guinea-Bissau, with an area of 840 km2. Its capital is Quinhámel. Its population in 2004 was 63,835, com,pared with 60,400 at the 1991 Census. The region is Governed by Mr. Joao Gomes Lima Wahnon, the former mayor of the regional capital Quinhámel.
Biombo is divided into 3 sectors:
Mr. Joao Wahnon is a cousin of Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga, the former Prime Minister of Cape Verde.
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