Native name: Orango | |
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 Orango in the Uno Sector | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 11°07′N 16°08′W / 11.12°N 16.13°W |
| Archipelago | Bijagós Archipelago |
| Area | 272.5 km2 (105.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 22.5 km (13.98 mi) |
| Width | 22.5 km (13.98 mi) |
| Administration | |
Guinea-Bissau | |
| Region | Bolama |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,250 (2009)[1] |
Orango is one of the Bijagós Islands, located 60 kilometres (30 nautical miles)[2] off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. At 272.5 km2 (105+1⁄4 sq mi), it is the largest island in the archipelago.[3] The island has a population of 1,250 (2009 census); the largest village is Eticoga.[1] 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.[4] It was the seat of Okinka Pampa until her death in 1930.[5]
- ^ a b População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau
- ^ Women, not men, choose spouses on African isle - International Herald Tribune
- ^ Orango in the Catalogue of Islands at UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) - accessed 16 November 2018
- ^ Orango Islands National Park
- ^ Peter Karibe Mendy; Lobban Jr. (17 October 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8027-6.