Capital city · Guinea-Bissau · Africa
Bissau
City population
439,704
#1
in Guinea-Bissau
#1
in Bissau
#1,309
worldwide
11.864, -15.598
About Bissau
Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau, with a city population of 439,704. It is the 1st largest of the 9 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Guinea-Bissau, and the 1,309th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Capital
National capital
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Bissau
Coordinates
11.864, -15.598
Record updated
2024-09-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 9 in Guinea-BissauClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.