Catió
Catió is a city in south eastern Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Tombali Region.
Catió | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Catió Location in Guinea-Bissau | |
| Coordinates: 11°17′0″N 15°15′0″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Tombali Region |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2008 est.) | |
| • Total | 9,217 |
Market, Catió
Cumbija river near Catió
Population 9,217 (2008 est).[1]
Catio, along with Canjadude and other camps were besieged by the Portuguese in 1973.[2]
Notable people
- Abdulai Silá (1958-) -engineer and writer
References
- World Gazetteer Archived October 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on June 16, 2008
- Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1390-1397. United States. Joint Publications Research Service. 1973. p. 29.
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