Place:Bafatá, Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

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NameBafatá
Alt namesBafatásource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates12.15°N 14.633°W
Located inBafatá, Guinea-Bissau
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Bafatá is a town in central 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.

Bafatá is noted for its brickmaking. By the 1880s it was an established trading centre for the Portuguese, including peanuts, cattle, hides, textiles, and salt.

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