Pecixe is an island in
Guinea-Bissau. It is a coastal island belonging to the
Cacheu Region and the
Caió sector. Its area is 167 km
2. The island has a population of 3,207 (2009 census); the largest village is Cassaca.
[População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009]
, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau The language of the island is reported to be
Mandjak, a language of Guinea-Bissau with over 72,000 speakers altogether.
[Diedrich Westermann & Margaret Arminel Bryan, ''The Languages of West Africa'' International African Institute 1970.] Jeta island lies to the west. It is 3 km off the mainland, about 50 km west of the capital city
Bissau
Bissau () is the capital, and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and m ...
.
Climate
Cassaga, the largest village on the island has a
tropical savanna climate (Aw) with little to no rainfall from November to May and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from June to October.
See also
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List of islands of Guinea-Bissau
References
Atlantic islands of Guinea-Bissau
Cacheu Region
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