Bioko Norte () is the second-most populated of the eight

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. Reg ...

, after the

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 t ...

province. Both the provincial capital, Rebola, and the national capital,

Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a ...

are located here. Heavily forested with little urban development, the southern central part includes part of the Parque Nacional del Pico Basilé, a national park which was established in 2000. On the northeast coast is a hotel run by the Sofitel chain.

Geography

Bioko Norte occupies the northern part of the island of

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 ...

, the remainder of which is in

Bioko Sur 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 ...

. In the northern part are Rebola and the national Equatorial Guinean capital,

. The smaller settlement of

Santiago de Baney Baney (also known as Santiago de Baney) is a town and municipality in Equatorial Guinea. It is located in Bioko Norte Bioko Norte () is the second-most populated of the eight provinces of Equatorial Guinea, after the Wele-Nzas province. Both th ...

lies in northeastern part of the province. On the northeast coast is the resort of Sipopo, which contains a 200-room hotel run by the Sofitel hotel chain, Sofitel Malabo Sipopo Le Golf. The village of Basupu is situated to the northwest of Malabo, along the main road. The province is dominated by tropical rainforest with little urban development. There are anti-personnel mines in the forests of Rebola, Baney and the Moka Valley. The southern central part is heavily forested and hilly in the Parque Nacional del Pico Basilé area. The national park spans the southern central part of the province and the northern part of Bioko Sur Province. The park was established in 2000. The uninhabited island of Islote Horacio () is located off the northeast coast. Islotes Horacio 1

Demographics

There are significant populations of

Bubi people The Bubi people (also known as Bobe, Voove, Ewota and Bantu Bubi) are a Bantu ethnic group of Central Africa who are indigenous to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Once the majority group in the region, the population experienced a sharp decline ...

in the province, who speak the

Bubi language Bube, Bohobé or Bube–Benga (Bobe, Bubi), is a Bantu language spoken by the Bubi, a Bantu people native to, and once the primary inhabitants of, Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. The language was brought to Bioko from continental Africa more ...

. The poet Behori Sipi Botau (born 1960), who hails from Rebola, and now living in the United States, is of Bubi ancestry.

References

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