Geography | |
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Coordinates | 11°29′N 15°58′W / 11.483°N 15.967°W |
Archipelago | Bissagos Islands |
Area | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Guinea-Bissau | |
Region | Bolama |
Demographics | |
Population | 1,873 (2009)[1] |
Formosa is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, part of the sector of Caravela. Its area is 140 km2,[2] its length is 19.9 km and its width is 10 km. It forms practically one island with Ponta and Maio, separated by creeks.[3] The island has a population of 1,873 (2009 census); the largest village is Abú.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009 Archived 2020-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau
- ^ Formosa in the Catalogue of Islands at UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) - accessed 16 November 2018
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 143: West Coast of Europe and Northwest Africa (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 300.