Caravela is the northernmost island of the

Bissagos Islands The Bissagos Islands, also spelled Bijagós ( pt, Arquipélago dos Bijagós), are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. The archipelago was formed from the ancient delta of the Geb ...

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

, part of the Sector of Caravela, which also includes the islands

Carache 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 Caravela is the northernmost island of the Bissagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau, part of the Sec ...

, Maio, Ponta and

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. The population of the sector is 4,263, the population of the island is 907 (2009 census).População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009
, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau The area of the island is 128 km², its length is 19.3 km and its width is 10 km. The island is heavily forested with

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. It has white, sandy beaches. Caravela has a small airfield. The island

lies to its southeast.

References

Bolama Region Bissagos Islands Sectors of Guinea-Bissau Populated places in Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-geo-stub