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Corisco, Equatorial Guinea
Corisco is a city in Litoral (Equatorial Guinea), Litoral, Equatorial Guinea. It is located on the island of Corisco and has a (2005 est.) population of 2541. History The missionary, Robert Hamill Nassau arrived here for his first posting to Africa. Demography The island is inhabited by the Benga people. Some of the women have come from the Kombe people. References Populated places in Litoral (Equatorial Guinea) {{EquatorialGuinea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is divided into two regions and eight provinces ( es, provincias, french: province, pt, províncias). The newest province is Djibloho, created in 2017 with its headquarters at Ciudad de la Paz, the country's future capital. Regions #Insular Region (Equatorial Guinea), Insular Region (capital at Malabo) #Río Muni (capital at Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Bata) Provinces Annobón, Bioko Norte and Bioko Sur are in the Insular Region; the other five provinces are in the Continental Region. Subdivisions The provinces are further divided into 19 districts and 37 Municipalities of Equatorial Guinea, municipalities. See also * * * * References {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries Provinces of Equatorial Guinea, Subdivisions of Equatorial Guinea Administrative divisions in Africa, Equatorial Guinea 1 Equatorial Guinea geography-related lists Lists of administrative divisions, Equatorial Guinea, Provinces First-level admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litoral (Equatorial Guinea)
Litoral (, meaning "Coastal rovince) is the most populous province of Equatorial Guinea, recording a population of 367,348 in the 2015 national census. Its capital is Bata; the other two cities are Mbini and Kogo. Litoral's western border is the Gulf of Guinea coast. It is the only coastal province of Río Muni. On land, it borders the following country subdivisions: *South Province, Cameroon The South Region (french: Région du Sud) is located in the southwestern and south-central portion of the Republic of Cameroon. It is bordered to the east by the East Region, to the north by the Centre Region, to the northwest by the Littoral ...—north * Centro Sur, Equatorial Guinea—east * Estuaire Province, Gabon—south References Provinces of Equatorial Guinea {{EquatorialGuinea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoriale, pt, link=no, República da Guiné Equatorial), *french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoriale * pt, link=no, República da Guiné Equatorial is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. , the country had a population of 1,468,777. Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly ''Fernando Pó'') in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobón, a small volcanic island which is the only part of the country south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corisco
Corisco, Mandj, or Mandyi, is a small island of Equatorial Guinea, located southwest of the Río Muni estuary that defines the border with Gabon. Corisco, whose name derives from the Portuguese word for lightning, has an area of , and its highest point is above sea level. The most important settlement on the island is Gobe. History During the Iron Age (50 BC - 1400 AD) and before the arrival of the Portuguese, the island was densely settled. The most important evidence of human occupation comes from the area of Nandá, near the eastern coast, where dozens of prehistoric burials have been excavated. These burials belong to two different periods: Early Iron Age (50 BC - 450 AD) and Middle Iron Age (1000-1150 AD). During the first period, the islanders deposited bundles of human bones and iron implements (axes, bracelets, spears, spoons, iron currency) in shallow pits dug in the sand. During the second period, tombs have been documented where the corpses (not preserved) lay sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hamill Nassau
Robert Hamill Nassau (1835 – May 6, 1921) was an American presbyterian missionary who spent forty years in Africa. Early life and studies Nassau was born in Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania and went to the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, continuing his education at the College of New Jersey. From 1856 to 1859 he moved on to the Princeton Theological Seminary and obtained a medical qualification from Pennsylvania Medical School in 1861. Career On the instigation of the Presbytery of New Brunswick he joined the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions as a missionary, with his first posting being to the African island of Corisco. Throughout his career he served as a missionary in many places: Benita; Belambla; Kangwe; Talaguga; Baraka (Libreville); and Batanga. Nassau established a mission station in Lambaréné. He returned to the USA in 1906 and settled in Florida. Personal life Nassau's first wife was Mary Cloyd Latta, a fellow missionary who died on C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benga People
The Benga people are an African ethnic group, members of the Bantu peoples, who are indigenous to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Their indigenous language is Benga. They are referred to as Ndowe or ''Playeros'' (Beach People), one of several peoples on the Río Muni coast. Bengas inhabit a small coastal portion of the Cabo de San Juan, suburban enclaves in the coastal municipalities of Mbini and Bata, and the islands of Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico. History The Benga people are one of 14 Ndowe tribes of Equatorial Guinea and traditionally have been Fishermen, Sailors and Merchants. They are thought to have historically inhabited the interior of Equatorial Guinea prior to European contact, only making their way to the coast to better trade with European powers. By 1770 the Benga were noted to inhabit the island of Corisco, that had recently been uninhabited prior to their occupation due to over-enslavement on the island by the French. The Benga traditionally practiced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombe People
Kombe people are an African ethnic group, members of the Bantu group, who are indigenous to Equatorial Guinea. They are native speakers of the Kombe language. At the beginning of the twentieth century some of the women intermarried with the Benga people on the Isle of Corisco. From 1964 to 1969 they were located in Punta Mbonda (North of Bata). They later settled in Cameroon, south of Bata, and south of Rio Benito. They are sometimes referred to as Ndowe or "Playeros" (beach people in Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...), one of several peoples on the Rio Muni coast. References {{Africa-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
