Carache

{{Short description|Island in Guinea-Bissau}}

{{for|fish with a common name that includes carache|Orestias (fish genus)}}

{{Infobox Islands

| name = Orangozinho

| image_name = Map of the sectors of the Bolama Region, Guinea-Bissau.png

| image_caption = Carache in the Caravela Sector, shown on the top left

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| native_name =

| native_name_link = Cape Verdean Creole

| nickname =

| location = Atlantic Ocean

| coordinates = {{coord|11.47|-16.24|type:isle|display=it|name=Carache}}

| archipelago = Bijagós Archipelago

| area_km2 = 80.4

| length_km = 18.7

| width_km = 7.3

| highest_mount =

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| country = Guinea-Bissau

| country_admin_divisions_title = Region

| country_admin_divisions = Bolama

| population = 428

| population_as_of = 2009

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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. Its area is 80.4 km2.{{Cite web | title = Islands of Guinea-Bissau | work = islands.unep.ch | accessdate = 2017-03-06 | url = http://islands.unep.ch/IPR.htm#592 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061031064452/http://islands.unep.ch/IPR.htm#592 | archive-date = 2006-10-31 | url-status = dead | df = }} The island is 18.7 km long and up to 7.3 km wide. It is separated from the island of Caravela by a narrow channel. The largest villages on the island are Binte and Ampintcha. Its population is 428 (2009 census).[http://www.stat-guinebissau.com/publicacao/RGPH_2009.pdf População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331140142/http://www.stat-guinebissau.com/publicacao/RGPH_2009.pdf |date=2020-03-31 }}, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau

References

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{{Bolama Region}}

Category:Bissagos Islands

Category:Bolama region

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