The Muni is an estuary of several rivers of
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 équatoria ...
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 which ...
was taken.
Hydrology
The estuary is fed in the north by the
Congue and the
Mandyani River 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
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