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
[edit]- Insular Region (capital at Malabo)
- Río Muni (capital at Bata)
Provinces
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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
[edit]The provinces are further divided into 19 districts and 37 municipalities.[7]
See also
[edit]- ISO 3166-2:GQ – Entry for Equatorial Guinea in ISO 3166-2
- List of cities in Equatorial Guinea
- Municipalities of Equatorial Guinea
- Subdivisions of Equatorial Guinea
References
[edit]- ^ a b Law, Gwillim (22 March 2016). "Provinces of Equatorial Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "El Gobierno inicia sus actividades en Djibloho" (in Spanish). PDGE. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "La Presidencia de la República sanciona dos nuevas leyes" (in Spanish). Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea government moves to new city in rainforest". BBC News. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.
- ^ http://www.inege.gq/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ANUARIO-ESTADISTICO-DE-GUINEA-ECUATORIAL-2018-.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Guinea Ecuatorial en Cifras 2019 [Equatorial Guinea in Figures 2019] (PDF) (in Spanish). Malabo: INEGE. 2018. p. 9. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
