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Bissau (Portuguese pronunciation:) is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau.As of 2015, it had a population of 492,004. [1] Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, its administrative and military center.
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.
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 ...
Indonesia, [c] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [d] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles).
This is a list of the most populous islands in Indonesia, sorted from the highest to lowest.This list also includes the respective islands' population density as well as their most populous settlements (all of its population statistics are taken from 2014 data, unless noted as otherwise) and comparisons with other countries and territories.
Bolama is the closest of the Bissagos Islands to the mainland of Guinea-Bissau. The island has a population of 6,024 (2009 census). [1] It shares its name with its largest settlement, the town Bolama, which is the capital of the island and the Bolama Region. A causeway links the island to the Ilha das Cobras. Attractions on the island include ...
1960 - Canal do Impernal (channel) dries up; Bissau no longer an island in the Geba River estuary. [2] 1968 - City besieged during the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence. [2] 1971 - City besieged during the War of Independence. [2] 1973 - Africa Bottling Company Lda in business. 1974 - City becomes capital of newly independent Guinea-Bissau. [3]
Roxa [2] [3] or Canhabaque [1] is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau.It is part of the sector of Bubaque.Its area is 111 square kilometres (43 sq mi); [3] it is 20 kilometres (12 mi) long and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) wide.