11°20′N 16°5′W / 11.333°N 16.083°W
Bolama | |
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 Bolama Region | |
| Country | Guinea-Bissau |
| Seat | Bolama |
| Sectors | Bolama, Bubaque, Caravela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,624.4 km2 (1,013.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 34,563 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | GW-BL |
Bolama is an administrative region in Guinea-Bissau, consisting primarily of the Bijagós Archipelago of the country's southern coast, together with a small coastal strip centred on the coastal town of São João. It has an area of 2,624 km2. Its capital is Bolama, on the island of the same name. It is a coastal region covered with Mangrove swamps, rain forest and tangled forest and receives an annual rainfall of more than 1,000 mm (39 in).
As of 2009, the total population of the region was 32,424, with the urban population being 9,118 and rural being 23,306. The sex ratio of the region is 97 females for every hundred males. As of 2009, the net activity rate was 48.88 per cent, proportion of employed labour force was 33.32 per cent, proportion of labour force was 75.77 and the proportion of potentially active population was 33.32 per cent. The absolute poverty rate, people earning less than $2 a day, in the region stood at 51.6 per cent, with a regional contribution of 20.6 per cent to the national poverty totals.