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The Muni is an estuary of several rivers of Equatorial Guinea and
Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
.''A directory of African wetlands'' By R. H. Hughes, J. S. Hughes, p. 501 (on Google Books

Part of its length form part of the border with
Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
. It is from this estuary that the former name for this part of Equatorial Guinea,
Río Muni Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in Spanish) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived from the Muni River, along whic ...
was taken.


Hydrology

The estuary is fed in the north by the Congue and the
Mandyani River The Mandyani is a river of southwestern mainland Equatorial Guinea. It forms part of the Muni Estuary along with the Mitong River, Congue River, Mitimele River, Utamboni River The Utamboni is a river of southwestern mainland Equatorial Guinea. ...
and from the east by the Mitong, the Mven and the Timboni River ( Mitimele, Utamboni).


References

Bodies of water of Equatorial Guinea Bodies of water of Gabon International rivers of Africa Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border Ramsar sites in Equatorial Guinea {{Gabon-river-stub