Canchungo

Canchungo is a town located in the western Cacheu Region of Guinea-Bissau formerly known as Vila Teixeira Pinto after Major João Teixeira Pinto, the Portuguese colonial officer who had brutally 'pacified' the area in the early 20th century. After independence the name was changed back to what it had always been. Formerly a center of trade, the town infrastructure has deteriorated significantly amid large-scale emigration, with the exception of a new hospital.^[2]

Canchungo
The centre of Canchungo next to the former Teixeira Pinto square.
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Canchungo Location in Guinea-Bissau
Coordinates: 12°4′2″N 16°2′0″W
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Region	Cacheu Region
Population  (2008 est.)
• Total	6,434[1]
• Ethnicities	Manjak people

References

1. World Gazetteer ^{[dead link‍]}, Retrieved on June 16, 2008
2. Lobban, Richard Andrew Jr.; Mendy, Peter Karibe (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (4th ed.). Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8108-5310-2.