Safim


Safim is a city and sector in the Biombo Region of Guinea-Bissau.
In the 2009 census, only the city of Safim had a population of 2 817 inhabitants. The sector's land area was equivalent to 174.8 km².
Safim is part of the Metropolitan Region of Bissau, a conurbation that includes the cities of Bissau, Prabis and Nhacra.
In this city, in the Bissalanca neighborhood, is the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport, the only international airport in the country.
Its name is a reference to the Safim River, which cuts through the sectorial territory.

Natives

Natives include Rafael Paula Barbosa.