Oio

Oio, region located in north-central Guinea-Bissau. It was created from the former concelhos (municipalities) of Farim, Bissorã, and Mansôa in the mid-1970s. Oio’s border with the Quinará region, its neighbour to the south, is formed by the Gêba River, which flows east-west. The Mansôa River flows east-west through the southern half of the region, and the Farim River (called the Cacheu River in its lower course) flows east-west through the region’s northern half; all three...