Canchungo

Province

Canchungo is a city in northwestern Guinea -Bissau in the region Cacheu. Until independence it was known as Vila Teixeira de Pinto, named after the Portuguese colonial officer João Teixeira Pinto ( 1876-1917 ).

Population

The town had an estimated 6434 population in 2008.

Infrastructure

Canchungo has an airfield.

Sons and daughters

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