Roxa
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thumb Roxa or Canhabaque is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau. It is part of the Bolama Region and Bubaque sector. Its area is ; it is long and wide. The island has a population of 2,478 (2009 census), divided among the villages Ambuduco, Ampucute, Ancanhozinho, Indenazinho, Ancaguine, Ancatipe, Angaura, Indena Grande, Ga-Cote, Inore, Ambena, Bine, Inhoda, Idjoue, Eboco, Meneque, Ancanam, Anghudjiga, Anghumba and Antchurupe. There is a lighthouse on the east side of the island, its focal height is .
Key facts
- Islands.location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Islands.country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Islands.name
- Roxa(Canhabaque)
- Islands.area_km2
- 111
- Islands.length_km
- 20
- Islands.width_km
- 11
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2009
- Islands.population
- 2,478
- Islands.archipelago
- Bissagos Islands
- Islands.image_name
- Insula Roxa.png
- Islands.image_caption
- Satellite view
- Islands.map_image
- Map Karte Carte Canhabaque.png
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Guinea-Bissau
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Bijagós Islands
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Located in
- Bolama region
- Population
- 3000
- Area
- 111
- Time zone
- UTC−01:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Insula Roxa.png
- Width
- 11
- Length
- 20
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- located in/on physical feature
- Bijagós Islands
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- Roxa
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb Roxa or Canhabaque is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau. It is part of the Bolama Region and Bubaque sector. Its area is ; it is long and wide. The island has a population of 2,478 (2009 census), divided among the villages Ambuduco, Ampucute, Ancanhozinho, Indenazinho, Ancaguine, Ancatipe, Angaura, Indena Grande, Ga-Cote, Inore, Ambena, Bine, Inhoda, Idjoue, Eboco, Meneque, Ancanam, Anghudjiga, Anghumba and Antchurupe. There is a lighthouse on the east side of the island, its focal height is .
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roxa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations