"Biombo" redirects here. For the Japanese style of folding screens sometimes transliterated in art history as 'biombo' (esp. in Spanish), see
Byōbu.
Coordinates: 11°50′N 15°45′W / 11.833°N 15.75°W / 11.833; -15.75
Biombo is a region in western Guinea-Bissau, with an area of 840 km2. Its capital is Quinhámel. Its population in 2004 was 63,835, compared with 60,400 at the 1991 Census. The region is Governed by Mr. João Gomes Lima Wahnon, the former mayor of the regional capital Quinhámel, a cousin of Carlos Veiga, former Prime Minister of Cape Verde.
Biombo is divided into 3 sectors:
See also:
