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Mansôa
town, Guinea-Bissau
Mansôa, town located near the source of the Mansôa River in central Guinea-Bissau. The area around Mansôa is agricultural, with rice predominating in the western coastal areas, palm in the central and eastern coastal areas, and mixed forest in the northeast. The town is connected by road to Bissau, the national capital. Pop. (2004 est.) 33,548.
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