Rubane is one of the
Bijagós 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 ...
in
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 ), ...
. The island has a population of 165 (2009 census).
[População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau The island lies northeast of the larger island of
Bubaque
Bubaque is one of the Bijagós Islands in Guinea-Bissau, and is also the name of its main town. The island has a population of 6,427, the town Bubaque 4,299 (2009 census). The area of the island is 75 km2, it is 13.6 km long and 8 ...
, across a narrow strait. It is part of the Boloma Bijagós Biosphere Reserve.
Boloma Bijagós
UNESCO
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Bolama Region
Populated places in Guinea-Bissau
Bissagos Islands
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