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Orango
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Orango is one of the Bijagós Islands, located off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. At , it is the largest island in the archipelago. The island has a population of 1,250 (2009 census); the largest village is Eticoga. With the neighbouring islands Imbone, Canongo, Meneque and Orangozinho, it forms the Orango National Park. It belongs to the Uno Sector.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Orango
- Islands.image_name
- Map of the sectors of the Bolama Region, Guinea-Bissau.png
- Islands.image_caption
- Orango in the Uno Sector
- Islands.native_name
- Orango
- Islands.native_name_link
- Bidyogo language
- Islands.location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Bijagós Archipelago
- Islands.area_km2
- 272.5
- Islands.length_km
- 22.5
- Islands.width_km
- 22.5
- Islands.country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Bolama
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2009
- Islands.population
- 1,250
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Bijagós Islands
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Area
- 122.7
- Time zone
- UTC−01:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Bissagos 250 txu-oclc-6595921-nc28-2.jpg
- Width
- 22.5
- Length
- 22.5
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- Bijagós Islands
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- Orango
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Matrimonial traditions
- References and footnotes
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Orango is one of the Bijagós Islands, located off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. At , it is the largest island in the archipelago. The island has a population of 1,250 (2009 census); the largest village is Eticoga. With the neighbouring islands Imbone, Canongo, Meneque and Orangozinho, it forms the Orango National Park. It belongs to the Uno Sector.
Orango is known for its saltwater hippopotamuses. It was the seat of Okinka Pampa until her death in 1930.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orango” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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