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The peninsula lies roughly between latitudes 4 ° 25 ' and 5 ° 10 ' N and longitudes 8 ° 20 ' and 9 ° 08 ' E.

It consists of a number of low-lying, largely mangrove covered islands covering an area of around 665 km² ( 257 sq ; mi ).

The population of Bakassi is the subject of some dispute, but is generally put at between 150, 000 and 300, 000 people.