Subdivisions of Equatorial Guinea
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Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
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- Annobón ProvinceAnnobón ProvinceAnnobón , also known as Pagalu or Pigalu, is an island of Equatorial Guinea. It is located in the South Atlantic Ocean at , about 220 miles west of Gabon and south west of São Tomé Island...
(San Antonio de PaléSan Antonio de PaléSan Antonio de Palé, is the capital of Annobón, an island in Equatorial Guinea that was once part of the Spanish Empire in Africa.A small town, it has only 600 inhabitants, the majority of whom speak the Annobonese creole. It is located in the extreme north of the island, which is the driest and...
) - Bioko Norte ProvinceBioko Norte ProvinceBioko Norte Province is the most populated province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Malabo. It occupies the northern part of the island of Bioko, the remainder of which comprises Bioko Sur Province....
(MalaboMalaboMalabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island on the rim of a sunken volcano....
) - Bioko Sur ProvinceBioko Sur ProvinceBioko Sur Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Luba. It occupies the southern part of the island of Bioko, the remnant of which comprises Bioko Norte Province....
(LubaLuba, Equatorial GuineaLuba is the second largest town of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea, having a population of around 7,000 people. It lies on the west coast beneath volcanic peaks and is a port for the logging industry...
) - Centro Sur ProvinceCentro Sur ProvinceCentro Sur Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Evinayong.Centro Sur borders Gabon's Estuaire Province in the southwest and Woleu-Ntem Province in the southeast, and Cameroon's South Province in the north...
(EvinayongEvinayongEvinayong is a town in south eastern Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea, with a population of 7,997 as of 2001. It lies atop a small mountain and is known for its nightlife, its market and the nearby waterfalls....
) - Kié-Ntem ProvinceKié-Ntem ProvinceKié-Ntem Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Ebebiyín.Kié-Ntem Province has the following borders:*South Province, Cameroon - north*Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon - east*Wele-Nzas Province, Equatorial Guinea - south...
(EbebiyínEbebiyínEbebiyín is a town in the northeast of Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the three-party border between Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Cameroon. It is the end point of three main transport routes coming from Bata, Yaounde and major cities in central Gabon...
) - Litoral ProvinceLitoral Province (Equatorial Guinea)Litoral Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Bata the other two cities are Mbini and Kogo. The Littoral Province has the largest population of Equatorial Guinea....
(BataBata, Equatorial GuineaBata is a port city in the Litoral Province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni....
) - Wele-Nzas ProvinceWele-Nzas ProvinceWele-Nzas Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Mongomo.It borders Centro Sur Province to the west, Kié-Ntem Province to the north, and Woleu-Ntem Province of Gabon to the east and south....
(MongomoMongomoMongomo is a city in Wele-Nzas Province in mainland Equatorial Guinea.From Mongomo originate the nation's first president Francisco Macías Nguema and of the current President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, hence the name the clan of Mongomo to define those belonging to his ruling clique.The area is...
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The provinces are further divided into districts.