Highest Major Cities in Guinea-Bissau

Cities in Guinea-Bissau with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres15 entries🇬🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Gabú49,371 people · Gabú

64 m

Belem17,263 people · Bissau

47 m

Missira38,838 people · Bissau

46 m

Quelele28,898 people · Bissau

39 m

Santa-Luzia17,204 people · Bissau

38 m

Plaque27,633 people · Bissau

33 m

Xitole19,424 people · Bafatá

32 m

Reino de Antula30,778 people · Bissau

31 m

Reino de Bandim44,718 people · Bissau

23 m

Bafatá33,502 people · Bafatá

20 m

Contumo45,482 people · Bissau

17 m

Bairro Militar65,274 people · Bissau

15 m

Bissau439,704 people · Bissau

13 m

Sintra-Nema21,451 people · Bissau

11 m

Luanda25,236 people · Bissau

1 m

Highlights

Within Guinea-Bissau, Gabú ranks first in 2026 with 64 m, followed by Belem (47 m) and Missira (46 m).

Across 15 entries, values run from 64 m (Gabú) to 1 m (Luanda), with a median of 31 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.