Farim

The city of Farim is the center of the Farim sector of the same name with an area of ​​1.531.5 km² and a population of 48.264 people, mostly Mandinka people with a significant proportion of fulbe (fula).

Farim is located 115 kilometers northeast of the country's capital, the city of Bissau , on the northern bank of the Rio Kashyu River, and 220 kilometers upstream from the city of Kashyou .

The city has a convenient river port, especially since this part of Rio Kashyou is navigable year-round. Near the city there is also an airport with the code ICAO - GGFR.

Farim is administratively divided into 23 quarters ( Bairros ).

Farim was founded in 1641 by the burgomaster of the neighboring town of Kasheu. He was settled by Portuguese colonists from another Guinean city, Gebu, as the area around Farim was better suited to defend against attacks by wild local African tribes. The name of the city comes from the title “Farim”, which was worn at that time by the leaders of the Mandinka population living here. Actually, representatives of the Mandinka and Soninka nationalities called the city “Tababodaga” (White City). Since 1696, Farim received the status of a "garrison city", that is, a fortress. In the years 1897-1902, the Farim sector served as an army base during operations against the rebels in Oyo County. Since 1910, Farim’s economy has grown significantly, since 1913 he has been given urban status (“pitchfork”). Since 1925, the city has been turning into a shopping center, settlers from Syria and Lebanon, who are engaged in wholesale trade and export of peanuts and timber, settle here.

With the beginning of the liberation war of the local population against Portuguese domination in 1963, intense battles took place here, which led to economic stagnation in Farim and the surrounding area. In 1965, fighters of the local liberation organization "PAIGC" as a result of mass killings among the population killed 20 people and injured more than 70. Subsequently, a monument was erected to the dead then.

An important role in the economic development of Farim is played by fishing and catching river crabs. In the agricultural sector, cultivation of cashew nuts and peanuts is developed. Large phosphate deposits discovered near the city are still underdeveloped.

Significant income also comes from trading with neighboring Senegal.

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• Richard Andrew Lobban, Jr. and Peter Karibe Mendy, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau , dritte Auflage (Scarecrow Press, 1997 ISBN 0-8108-3226-7 ) S. 160–163

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• Farim Market