Oio (historically Woye) is a region in Guinea-Bissau. Its capital is Farim. Other major cities and towns include Nhacra, Mansôa, Bissorã and Cumeré. The region borders Senegal to the north, the Guinea-Bissau regions of Bafatá, Bissau and Biombo to the east, the Rio Geba/Guinea-Bissau region of Quinara to the south and the Guinea-Bissau region of Cacheu to the west. There has not been any local administration since the civil war of 1998-99 and all the social services are done by organs of civil society and other government agencies. It is a coastal region covered with Mangrove swamps, rain forest and tangled forest and receives an annual rainfall of more than , while the inland has savannah woodlands. As of 2009, the total population of the region was 215,259, with the urban population being 32,907 and rural being 182,352. As of 2009, the net activity rate was 50.63 per cent, proportion of employed labour force was 35.98 per cent, proportion of labour force was 73.53 and the proportion of potentially active population was 35.98 per cent. The sex ratio of the region is 92 females for every hundred males. The absolute poverty rate, people earning less than $2 a day, in the region stood at 79.6 per cent, with a regional contribution of 18 per cent to the national poverty totals. Geography All the inland regions have a maximum elevation of . The internal region has plains, which are interspersed with rias. There are lot of meandering rivers, many of them forming estuaries in the coastal regions. The principal river, Rio de Canjambari, flows through the region. The climate is hot and tropical and the region has two seasons. The onset of summer is from December to May with April - May period having temperature ranges from to . The rainy season is usually from May to November. The region receives an average rainfall of around compared to the coastal regions, which receive . The internal regions are covered with savannah or light savannah woodland. Administration Oio is divided into five sectors, namely, Bissorã, Farim, Mansaba, Mansôa and Nhacra. Guinea-Bissau got independence from Portugal on 24 September 1973 after wars and diplomatic political actions under the Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde (PAICV), while Portugal accepted the independence of Cape Verde on 5 July 1975. PAICV ruled both the countries after independence. While international funds came pouring in for the