Bijagós Archipelago
Also known as Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Bijagós Archipelago – Omatí Minhô, Bijagos Archipelago Biosphere Reserve
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Inscribed
2025
Area
1,027,897 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bijagós Archipelago is about 85 km south-west of Bissau. The nearest other World Heritage site is Saloum Delta, about 290 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bissau · about 403,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Ziguinchor · about 192,000 peopleabout 150 km north
- Kamsar · about 35,000 peopleabout 170 km east
- Bafatá · about 30,000 peopleabout 180 km north-east
- Boké · about 116,000 peopleabout 200 km east
- Kolda · about 69,000 peopleabout 220 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SenegalCultural291 km away
Gambia, SenegalCultural303 km away
SenegalCultural383 km away
SenegalCultural406 km away
SenegalNatural418 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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