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Tombali Culture Festival in Catio
Tombali, governed from Catio and home mainly to the Balanta people across thirteen tabankas, has no independently confirmed standalone Culture Festival separate from the region's documented rice-harvest celebration, carnival delegation or occasional agricultural fairs, such as one organized by ODG Nimba in Catio.
Tombali, the southernmost mainland region of Guinea-Bissau governed from the city of Catio, is divided into four sectors, Catio, Bedanda, Cacine and Quebo, and is populated mainly by the Balanta people, who make up roughly two-thirds of the region's residents, alongside Fula, Nalu, Sosso, Mandinga and smaller communities spread across thirteen distinct tabancas, or villages, each with its own local customs.