Bijagós Islands

Orango

Area

239 km²

▲High point

36 m

Orango is one of the Bijagós Islands, located 60 kilometres (30 nautical miles) off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. 5 km2 (105+1⁄4 sq mi), it is the largest island in the archipelago. The island has a population of 1,250 (2009 census); the largest village is Eticoga.

Formosa

Area

137 km²

▲High point

53 m

Formosa is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, part of the sector of Caravela. 9 km and it is 10 km across at its widest. It forms practically one island with Ponta and Maio, separated by creeks. The island has a population of 1,873 (2009 census); the largest village is Abú.

Orangozinho

Area

114 km²

▲High point

30 m

Orangozinho (Portuguese meaning Little Orango) is an island in the southern part of the Bijagos Archipelago, in Guinea-Bissau. It is part of the Bubaque sector in the Bolama Region. With an area of 107 km2 (41 sq mi), the island is part of the Orango National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Jeta

Area

112 km²

▲High point

37 m

Jeta is a coastal island in Guinea-Bissau. The island lies 1,500 meters west of the slightly larger Pecixe, and 1,700 meters south of the mainland, separated by Jeta channel. Jeta belongs to the Caió administrative sector in the Cacheu region. Its area is 109 km².

Uno

Area

96 km²

▲High point

37 m

Uno is an island in the Bissagos archipelago off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, in the Atlantic Ocean. The land area is 104 km2 (40 sq mi), with a population of 3,324 (2009).

Carache

Area

77.7 km²

▲High point

41 m

Carache is an island in the northwestern part of the Bissagos Islands group, Guinea-Bissau. It belongs to the Bolama Region and the sector of Caravela. 4 km2. 3 km wide. It is separated from the island of Caravela by a narrow channel. The largest villages on the island are Binte and Ampintcha.

Uracane

Area

44.5 km²

▲High point

37 m

Uracane is an island in the Bissagos archipelago of Guinea-Bissau. The island has a population of 1,181 (2009 census). It is part of the sector of Uno within the Bolama Region. It lies northeast of the island of Uno, and south of Formosa, both of which are also part of the same archipelago.

Maio Island

Area

43 km²

▲High point

36 m

Ilha de Canogo

Area

39.6 km²

▲High point

35 m

Galinhas

Area

39.1 km²

▲High point

39 m

Galinhas (Portuguese: Ilha das Galinhas) is an island in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau. Galinhas is located about 25 km southwest of Bolama town. The Canal de Bolama separates it from Bolama Island, the easternmost island of the group that lies close to the mainland.