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Map of Guinea Bissau with the Bijagós Islands Ramsar Site Three men in Bubaque on a Mahindra tractor manufactured at the company's plant in Gambia.. The Bijagós Islands, also spelled Bijagos (Portuguese: Arquipélago dos Bijagós) and formerly known as Bissagos, are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guinea-Bissau.
The term Bissau may have come from the name of a clan N'nssassun, in its plural form Bôssassun. [2] Intchassu (Bôssassu) was the name given to the nephew of King Mecau—the first sovereign of the island of Bissau—son of his sister Pungenhum. Bôssassu formed a clan of the Papel peoples. [3]
Guinea-Bissau, [a] officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, [b] is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast. [10] Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, [11] as well as part of the Mali Empire ...
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Bubaque is one of the Bijagós Islands in Guinea-Bissau, and is also the name of its main town. The island has a population of 6,427, while the town of Bubaque has a population of 4,299 (2009 census). [1] The area of the island is 75 km 2, it is 13.6 km long and 8 km wide. The island is known for its wildlife and is heavily
Orango is one of the Bijagós Islands, located 60 kilometres (30 nautical miles) [2] off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. At 272.5 km 2 (105 + 1 ⁄ 4 sq mi), it is the largest island in the archipelago. [3] The island has a population of 1,250 (2009 census); the largest village is Eticoga. [1]
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Uno is one of the Bissagos Islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, in the Atlantic Ocean.The land area is 104 km 2 (40 sq mi), [2] with a population of 3,324 (2009). [1]Uno and the Bissagos Islands are part of the Boloma Bijagós Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designated in 1996.