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region, Guinea-Bissau
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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 rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Peanuts (groundnuts) are intensively cultivated around Farim town and are also grown just south of the Farim River and ...(100 of 205 words)

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