Kogo
(, also known as Cogo or Koszho, formerly Puerto Iradier) is a remote town on the
Muni estuary in
Río Muni
Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang language, Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in Spanish language, Spanish) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived fr ...
,
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
, lying east of
Acalayong. It is known for its partly ruined
Spanish Colonial architecture. It is the southernmost city of the
Litoral province of
Equatorial Guinea
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. It is located 121 km from
Bata by road or 117 km when traveling through
Acalayong. It is surrounded to the east and southeast by the Congüe River and to the west and southwest by the Mitemele River. Both the Congüe and the Mitemele Rivers drain the Muni Estuary, sometimes giving the city of Kogo the shape and appearance of an island when in fact it is a peninsula.
A few meters from the port that is currently being renovated is the uninhabitable Island of Evele. Most of the population, especially the coastal population heavily rely on subsistence fishing and the Muni estuary was a major source of income as it was the gateway for passengers traveling to neighboring
Gabon
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.
There is a large monument to
Manuel Iradier who was the first European settler in 1874.
Kogo is the home town of internationally recognized doctor and political activist, Wenceslao Mansogo.
''
Chromosome 6'', a 1997 novel by writer
Robin Cook, takes place in Kogo.
Sister cities
*
Vitoria,
Spain
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References
Populated places in Litoral (Equatorial Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border crossings
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