Formosa is an island in 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
Caravela is the northernmost island of the Bissagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau, part of the Sector of Caravela, which also includes the islands Carache, Maio, Ponta and Formosa. The population of the sector is 4,263, the population of the island is ...
. Its area is 140 km²,
Formosa
in the Catalogue of Islands at UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) - accessed 16 November 2018 its length is 19.9 km and its width is 10 km. It forms practically one island with Ponta and Maio, separated by creeks.[População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009]
, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau
References
Bolama Region
Bissagos Islands
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