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Bioko (/ b iː ˈ oʊ k oʊ /; [3] Spanish: ⓘ, historically Fernando Po, Spanish: [feɾˈnando ˈpo] ⓘ; Bube: Ëtulá a Ëri) is an island of Equatorial Guinea. It is located 32 km (20 mi) south of the coast of Cameroon , and 160 km (99 mi) northwest of the northernmost part of mainland Equatorial Guinea.
Malabo (/ m ə ˈ l ɑː b oʊ / mə-LAH-boh, Spanish: ⓘ; formerly Santa Isabel [ˈsantajsaˈβel] ⓘ) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko (Bube: Etulá, and as Fernando Pó by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a population of approximately 297,000 ...
The largest city, Malabo, is the national and regional administrative capital. The other main cities are Luba, Riaba, Rebola, Baney, and San Antonio de Palé. Bioko was known as "Fernando Po" until the 1970s. It is located about 40 km away from Cameroon and is the largest island of the Gulf of Guinea, covering 2,017 km 2.
The Playa Moaba Biomonitoring Station is located near the Moaba River and critical Leatherback turtle nesting beaches. Playa Moaba is also a site for ecotourism operated by EG Expeditions, a joint endeavor by BBPP and Magno Suites, a luxury hotel in the city of Malabo. Yellow-billed turacos (Tauraco macrorhynchus) on Bioko Island (least concern)
Bioko Island, called Fernando Po until the 1970s, is the largest island in the Gulf of Guinea — 2,017 square kilometers (779 sq mi). It is shaped like a boot, with two large volcanic formations separated by a valley that bisects the island at its narrowest point.
Fernandinos — Creole peoples, multi-ethnic or multi-race populations, often speaking the local Pidgin English of Spanish Guinea's island of Fernando Po (now known as Bioko). "Individuals of colour" under patronage — included the majority of the indigenous Black African people, and those mestizos−mulattoes who were not acknowledged by ...
Pico Basilé (formerly Pico de Santa Isabel or Clarence Peak), [2] located on the island of Bioko, is the tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea.With an elevation of 9,878 ft (3,011 m), it is the summit of the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanoes which form the island.
Cities in Equatorial Guinea Rank City Population Province 1983 Census 2001 Census 2005 estimate 1: Bata: 24,390: 132,235: 173,046: Litoral: 2: Malabo: 31,650: 132,440