Total population | |
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Cape Verdean 2,000[1] 0.1% of the Bissau-Guinean population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Bissau | |
Languages | |
Portuguese, Cape Verdean Kriolu | |
Religion | |
Christian (Protestant & Roman Catholic) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Cape Verdean diaspora |
Cape Verdean Bissau-Guineans are Bissau-Guineans residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde.
As of 2007, the Instituto das Comunidades (Institute of the Communities) estimated that there were 2,000 people of Cape Verdean descent living in Guinea Bissau.[1] The majority of them lived in the capital city of Bissau and could trace their Cape Verdean roots to the island of Santiago.
The most recognized in Cape Verdean Bissau-Guineans include: