Current Date And Time In Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:57:16 GMT
Capital: Bafatá
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 194,591
Area: 5,981.10 km²
State Code: BA
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Bafatá.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Bafatá observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Bafatá, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Dia da Independência on September 24) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Guinea-Bissau's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Guinea-Bissau's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Bafatá and the rest of Guinea-Bissau, not a separate Bafatá-specific calendar.
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These are Guinea-Bissau's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Guinea-Bissau's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Guinea-Bissau, including Bafatá. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência | September 24 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gw |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência | Thu, Sep 24, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Bafatá combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Bafatá observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Bafatá doesn't simply disappear — Guinea-Bissau's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Bafatá's own capital, Bafatá observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Bafatá.