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Provinces of Equatorial Guinea

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Equatorial Guinea is divided into two regions and eight provinces.[1][2] The newest province is Djibloho, created in 2017 with its headquarters at Oyala, the country's future capital.[3][4]

Regions

  1. Insular Region (capital at Malabo)
  2. Continental Region (capital at Bata)

Provinces

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A clickable map of Equatorial Guinea exhibiting its two regions and eight provinces. The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is not part of Equatorial Guinea.

Annobón, Bioko Norte and Bioko Sur in the Insular Region; the other five provinces are in the Continental Region.

Key Province Capital Population
(2015)[5]
Area
(km2)[1]
1 Annobón San Antonio de Palé 5,232 17
2 Bioko Norte Rebola 299,836 776
3 Bioko Sur Luba 34,627 1,241
4 Centro Sur Evinayong 141,903 9,931
5 Kié-Ntem Ebebiyín 183,331 3,943
6 Litoral Bata 366,130 6,665
7 Wele-Nzas Mongomo 191,383 5,478
Djibloho Oyala

Subdivisions

The provinces are further divided into 32 districts.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Law, Gwillim (22 March 2016). "Provinces of Equatorial Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "El Gobierno inicia sus actividades en Djibloho" (in Spanish). PDGE. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "La Presidencia de la República sanciona dos nuevas leyes" (in Spanish). Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Equatorial Guinea government moves to new city in rainforest". BBC News. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Equatorial Guinea". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Law, Gwillim (22 April 2016). "Districts of Equatorial Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved 25 September 2017.