Pecixe

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 km².[3] The island has a population of 3,207 (2009 census); the largest village is Cassaca.[2] The language of the island is reported to be Mandjak, a language of Guinea-Bissau with over 72,000 speakers altogether.[4] Jeta island lies to the west. It is 3 km off the mainland, about 50 km west of the capital city Bissau.

Pecixe
Pecixe
Location
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates11.8333°N 16.0833°W / 11.8333; -16.0833[1]
Area167 km2 (64 sq mi)
Highest elevation6 m (20 ft)
Administration
RegionCacheu Region
SectorCaió
Demographics
Population3,207 (2009)[2]

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.

Climate data for Cassaga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.7
(89.1)
33.3
(91.9)
34.2
(93.6)
34.2
(93.6)
33.4
(92.1)
31.7
(89.1)
29.9
(85.8)
29.1
(84.4)
30.1
(86.2)
31.5
(88.7)
32.1
(89.8)
31.2
(88.2)
31.9
(89.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)
25.7
(78.3)
26.7
(80.1)
27.3
(81.1)
27.7
(81.9)
27.4
(81.3)
26.5
(79.7)
25.9
(78.6)
26.4
(79.5)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.4)
24.8
(76.6)
26.4
(79.5)
Average low °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)
18.1
(64.6)
19.3
(66.7)
20.5
(68.9)
22.1
(71.8)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
21.8
(71.2)
18.5
(65.3)
21.0
(69.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
11
(0.4)
151
(5.9)
536
(21.1)
673
(26.5)
411
(16.2)
192
(7.6)
30
(1.2)
3
(0.1)
2,007
(79)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]


See also

References

  1. Ilha de Pecixe - Mapcarta
  2. População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009 Archived 2020-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau
  3. Pecixe in the Catalogue of Islands at UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) - accessed 16 November 2018
  4. Diedrich Westermann & Margaret Arminel Bryan, The Languages of West Africa International African Institute 1970.
  5. "Climate: Cassaga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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