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Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in
Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' 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
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) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived from the Muni River
The Muni is an estuary of several rivers of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.''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. It is from this estuary tha ...
, along which the early Europeans had built the Muni River Settlements.
Regions of Equatorial Guinea
History
Río Muni was ceded byPortugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
to Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
in 1778 in the Treaty of El Pardo. The Spanish had hoped to collect slaves to work in their other overseas possessions, but their settlers died of yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. ...
and the area was deserted. Cocoa
Cocoa may refer to:
Chocolate
* Chocolate
* ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree
* Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao''
* Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...
and timber became major industries upon recolonization. Río Muni, along with Bioko
Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of . The island is located of ...
, became a province of Spanish Guinea
Spanish Guinea (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Guinea Española'') was a set of Insular Region (Equatorial Guinea), insular and Río Muni, continental territories controlled by Spain from 1778 in the Gulf of Guinea and on the Bight of Bonny, in ...
in 1959.
Population
In 2015, 885,015 people—about 72% of Equatorial Guinea's population—lived in Río Muni. The main languages spoken in Río Muni are Fang-Ntumu, which is spoken in the north, and Fang-Okak, which is spoken in the south.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
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also is spoken, although only as a second language.
Provinces
Río Muni comprises fiveprovinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
:
:*Centro Sur
Centro Sur (Spanish for "South-center") is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Evinayong.
Geography
Centro Sur borders Gabon's Estuaire Province in the southwest and Woleu-Ntem Province in the southeast, and Cameroon's South P ...
:*Djibloho
Djibloho, officially the ''Administrative City of Djibloho'', (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Ciudad administrativa de Djibloho'') is the newest Provinces of Equatorial Guinea, province of Equatorial Guinea, formally established by law in 2017. The ...
:*Kié-Ntem
Kié-Ntem is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Ebebiyín.
Kié-Ntem borders the following country subdivisions:
* South Region, Cameroon - north
*Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon - east
* Wele-Nzas, Equatorial Guinea - south
* Centro S ...
:*Litoral
The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal area ...
:*Wele-Nzas
Wele-Nzas Province is a province in the eastern portion of continental Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Mongomo. It borders the Equatoguinean provinces of Centro Sur to the west and Kié-Ntem to the north, with Gabon's Woleu-Ntem Province to ...
Cities
The largest city is Bata, which also serves as the regional administrative capital. Other major towns includeEvinayong
Evinayong is a town lying atop a small mountain in southeastern Río Muni, central Equatorial Guinea.
It is the capital of the Centro Sur Province and the St. Joseph's cathedral is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evinayong.
...
, Ebebiyín
Ebibeyin is a town in the northeastern corner of mainland Equatorial Guinea. It is the capital of the province of Kié-Ntem.
It lies very close to the Equatorial Guinea-Gabon-Cameroon tripoint. It is the end point of three main transport routes ...
, Acalayong
Acalayong is a town across the Muni Estuary in the district of Kogo, Equatorial Guinea 117 km from Bata. It is one of the two border crossings, the other being Kogo from where passengers traveling to Gabon from Bata and the other cities, ...
, Acurenam
Acurenam (or Akurenam) is a town located on mainland Equatorial Guinea, in Centro Sur. Population 2,714 (2008 est.)Mongomo
Mongomo is a town in the province of Wele-Nzas on mainland Equatorial Guinea, on the eastern border, roughly 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Gabon's Woleu-Ntem Province.
Religion
Its cathedral basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the e ...
and Mbini
Mbini is a town in Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea, lying at the mouth of the Benito River. ''Mbini'' is the Ndowe
This article is about the demographics, demographic features of the population of Equatorial Guinea, including population density, E ...
.
See also
* Elobey, Annobón and Corisco *Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea
The Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea ( es, Idea Popular de Guinea Ecuatorial, IPGE) was a nationalist political group created at the end of the 1950s with the goal of establishing independence in Equatorial Guinea. The IPGE is considered to be ...
*Postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea, formerly known as Spanish Guinea.
Spanish colonies Fernando Po
Stamps for the island of Fernando Po were first issued in 1868 by the Spanish colonial authorities i ...
References
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rio Muni Former Spanish colonies Geography of Equatorial Guinea Metropolitan or continental parts of states