Safim is a city and
sector
Sector may refer to:
Places
* Sector, West Virginia, U.S.
Geometry
* Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc
* Hyperbolic sector, a region enclosed by two radii and a hyperbolic arc
* Spherical sector, a po ...
in the
Biombo Region of
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...
. It has a population of 17,356 inhabitants as of the 2009 national census.
The sector's land area covers 174.8 km
2.
Safim is part of the Metropolitan Region of Bissau, a conurbation that includes the cities of
Bissau
Bissau () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. it had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, its administr ...
,
Prabis and
Nhacra
Nhacra is a town in the Oio Region of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal b ...
.
In this city, in the Bissalanca neighborhood, is the
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport , also known as Bissau-Bissalanca Airport, is an international airport that serves the city of Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, as well as the Metropolitan Region of Bissau. It is the only international ...
, the only international airport in the country.
Its name is a reference to the Safim River, which cuts through the sectorial territory.
Natives
Natives include
Rafael Paula Barbosa.
References
Sectors of Guinea-Bissau
Populated places in Guinea-Bissau
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