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Bolama

Bolamatown

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Coordinates11.58°, -15.48°

Demographic figures from INE Guinea-Bissau. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Bolama, Guinea-Bissau, Bolama stands as a town. Located at 11.578°, -15.475°, Bolama occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,008 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.5776
Longitude
-15.4753
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
418
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    12
  • Red-chested Swallow
    Hirundo lucida Hartlaub, 1858 · Aves
    12
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    11
  • Sandwich Tern
    Thalasseus sandvicensis (Latham, 1787) · Aves
    11
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    11
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

M
Manuel Saturnino da Costa
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1942-2021)
A
Augusto Midana
Guinea-Bissauan wrestler
D
Desejado Lima da Costa
Guinea-Bissau government official (1956-2012)
G
Gentil dos Santos
sprinter
J
James Pinto Bull
Portuguese politician (1913-1970)
F
Francisca Pereira
Bissau-Guinean nurse, resistance fighter and politician (PAIGC)
A
Augusto Trigo
Portuguese/Guinean painter and illustrator
M
Mariatu Candé
Bissau-Guinean footballer
J
José Carlos Diogo Marques dos Santos
Portuguese professor and researcher
Carlos Gomes Júnior
Carlos Gomes Júnior
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bolama

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,008

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Bolama

Bolama, caminho longe
Filomena Miranda · 1990
O mistério do Bolama
Jorge Almeida · 2014
A questão de Bolama
António dos Mártires Lopes · 1970
Bolama entre a generosidade da natureza e a cobiça dos homens
Colóquio Internacional "Bolama, caminho longe" (1990 Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa) · 1996
Guiné
José Martins Gago · 2012
Um fragmento da ornithologia da ilha de Bolama
J. V. Barbosa du Bocage · 1876
Le Développement rural intégré de la région de Bolama, république de Guiné-Bissau
Jacques Bernier · 1980
Catálogo sumário dos fundos de arquivos de Bolama
Arquivos Históricos do INEP. · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bolama, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Bolama 2 — Bolama, Guinea-Bissau0.3 miBolama 3 — Bolama, Guinea-Bissau4.3 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library