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Provinces of Equatorial Guinea

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Equatorial Guinea is divided into two regions and eight provinces (Spanish: provincias, French: provinces, Portuguese: províncias).[1][2] The newest province is Djibloho, created in 2017 with its headquarters at Ciudad de la Paz, the country's future capital.[3][4]

Regions

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  1. Insular Region (capital at Malabo)
  2. Río Muni (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.Bioko Norte ProvinceBioko Sur ProvinceLitoral Province (Equatorial Guinea)Kié-Ntem ProvinceKié-Ntem ProvinceCentro Sur ProvinceCentro Sur ProvinceCentro Sur ProvinceCentro Sur ProvinceDjibloho ProvinceDjibloho ProvinceDjibloho ProvinceWele-Nzas ProvinceWele-Nzas ProvinceWele-Nzas ProvinceWele-Nzas ProvinceAnnobón Province
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 are in the Insular Region; the other five provinces are in the Continental Region.

Province Capital Population
(2015)[5]
Area
(km2)[1][6]
Annobón San Antonio de Palé 5,314 17
Bioko Norte Rebola 300,374 776
Bioko Sur Luba 34,674 1,241
Centro Sur Evinayong 141,986 9,931
Kié-Ntem Ebebiyín 183,664 3,943
Litoral Bata 367,348 6,666
Wele-Nzas Mongomo 192,017 5,026
Djibloho Ciudad de la Paz 453

Subdivisions

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The provinces are further divided into 19 districts and 37 municipalities.[7]

See also

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References

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  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.
  6. ^ http://www.inege.gq/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ANUARIO-ESTADISTICO-DE-GUINEA-ECUATORIAL-2018-.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ Guinea Ecuatorial en Cifras 2019 [Equatorial Guinea in Figures 2019] (PDF) (in Spanish). Malabo: INEGE. 2018. p. 9. Retrieved 30 November 2020.