Roxa[2][3] or Canhabaque[1] is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau. It is part of the sector of Bubaque. Its area is 111 square kilometres (43 sq mi);[3] it is 20 kilometres (12 mi) long and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) wide. The island has a population of 2,478 (2009 census), divided over the villages Ambuduco, Ampucute, Ancanhozinho, Indenazinho, Ancaguine, Ancatipe, Angaura, Indena Grande, Ga-Cote, Inore, Ambena, Bine, Inhoda, Idjoue, Eboco, Meneque, Ancanam, Anghudjiga, Anghumba and Antchurupe.[1] There is a lighthouse on the east side of the island,[2] its focal height is 26 m (85 ft).[4]
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^ abcPopulação por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau
^ abSailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 143: West Coast of Europe and Northwest Africa(PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 302.