Guinea-Bissau is divided into 8 regions (singular: região, plural: regiões) and 1 autonomous sector (sector autónomo). The regions are listed below (with the capitals in parentheses):
- Bafatá Region (Bafatá)
- Biombo Region (Quinhámel)
- Bissau Region (Bissau) (autonomous sector)
- Bolama Region (Bolama)
- Cacheu Region (Cacheu)
- Gabú Region (Gabú)
- Oio Region (Farim)
- Quinara Region (Buba)
- Tombali Region (Catió)
The regions are subdivided into 37 sectors.
The regions can also be grouped into 3 provinces:
- Leste (East): Bafatá, Gabú
- Norte (North): Biombo, Cacheu, Oio
- Sul (South): Bolama, Quinara, Tombali
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