Bafatá Airport

	Bafatá Airport Bafatá Airport is an airport serving Bafatá in 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 .... The dirt runway doubles as an avenue named Av. Brasil and may have vehicular traffic. See also * Transport in Guinea-Bissau * List of airports in Guinea-Bissau References External links OurAirports - Bafatá Airports in Guinea-Bissau Bafatá {{GuineaBissau-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bafatá Bafatá is the second-largest city in Guinea-Bissau, known as the birthplace of Amílcar Cabral. The town has a population of 22,501 (2008 est). It is the capital of Bafatá Region as well as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá, which was established in March 2001 with Carlos Pedro Zilli as bishop. Etymology 'Bafatá' comes from the Mandinka phrase 'baa faata' meaning 'the river is full', in reference to the Geba river. History Bafatá was founded in the mid 1800s by Malam Santi, a Mandinka veteran of Portuguese 'pacification campaigns' in the interior. By the 1880s it was an established trading centre for the Portuguese, including peanuts, cattle, hides, textiles, and salt. The ''presidio'' of nearby Geba was transferred to Bafatá in 1906, dramatically raising the town's profile and importance. Soon thereafter, Commandant Vasco de Sousa Calvet de Magalhães arrived, and used forced labor to build the market, port, bridge, and other infrastructure. It beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 border, its southeast. Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others had been under some rule by the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century. In the 19th century, it was colonised as Portuguese Guinea. Portuguese control was restricted and weak until the early 20th century, when its pacification campaigns solidified Portuguese sovereignty in the area. The final Portuguese victory over the last remaining bastion of mainland resistance came in 1915, with the conquest of the Papel people, Papel-ruled Kingdom of Bissau by the Portuguese military officer João Teixeira Pinto, Teixeira Pinto and the Wolof people, Wolof mercenary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Transport In Guinea-Bissau Transport infrastructure in Guinea-Bissau is basic, with most roads outside the capital Bissau being unpaved. Railways There are no railways in Guinea-Bissau. At the Port of Bissau, there was a small cargo railway working from the late 19th century into the 1940s. In 1998 an agreement was signed between Portugal and Guinea-Bissau for construction of a railway to Guinea, but the outbreak of the Guinea-Bissau Civil War in 1998 made these plans impossible. Roads * Total: 4,400 km * Paved: 453 km * Unpaved: 3,947 km (1996 est.) The Trans–West African Coastal Highway crosses Guinea-Bissau, connecting it to Banjul (the Gambia), Conakry (Guinea), and eventually to 11 other nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Waterways Several rivers are accessible to coastal shipping in Guinea-Bissau. Seaports and harbours Port of Bissau Buba Cacheu Farim Merchant Marine In 1999 no merchant vessels were operating. Airports The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Airports In Guinea-Bissau This is a list of airports in Guinea-Bissau, sorted by location. List See also * Transport in Guinea-Bissau * List of airports by ICAO code: G#GG - Guinea-Bissau * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Guinea-Bissau References * * External links * Lists of airports in Guinea-Bissau: Great Circle Mapper {{Africa in topic, List of airports in Guinea-Bissau Airports Airports 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Airports In Guinea-Bissau This is a list of airports in Guinea-Bissau, sorted by location. List See also * Transport in Guinea-Bissau * List of airports by ICAO code: G#GG - Guinea-Bissau * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Guinea-Bissau References * * External links * Lists of airports in Guinea-Bissau: Great Circle Mapper {{Africa in topic, List of airports in Lists of airports by country, Guinea-Bissau Airports in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau transport-related lists, Airports Lists of buildings and structures in Guinea-Bissau, Airports Lists of airports in Africa, Guinea-Bissau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]