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Bioko
Native name:
Ëtulá a Ëri (Bube)
Map of Bioko
Bioko is located in Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
Bioko
Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)
Bioko is located in Africa
Bioko
Bioko
Bioko (Africa)
EtymologyNamed for Cristino Seriche Bioko
Geography
LocationGulf of Guinea
Coordinates3°30′N 8°42′E / 3.500°N 8.700°E / 3.500; 8.700
ArchipelagoCameroon line
Area2,017 km2 (779 sq mi)
Length70 km (43 mi)
Width32 km (19.9 mi)
Highest elevation3,012 m (9882 ft)
Highest pointPico Basile
Administration
Equatorial Guinea
RegionInsular Region
ProvincesBioko Norte and Bioko Sur
Largest settlementMalabo (pop. 297,000 (2019 estimate)[1])
Demographics
Population335,048 (2015 Census)
Pop. density165.8/km2 (429.4/sq mi)
LanguagesEquatoguinean Spanish, Pichinglis, Bube
Ethnic groupsBubi (58%), Fang (16%), Fernandino (12%), Igbo (7%) (2002)[2]
View of Bioko from satellite

Bioko (/bˈk/;[3] historically Fernando Po; Bube: Ëtulá a Ëri) is an island 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, on the north coast of the island, is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census[4] and it covers an area of 2,017 km2 (779 sq mi). The island is part of the Cameroon line of volcanoes and is located off the Cameroon coast, in the Bight of Biafra portion of the Gulf of Guinea. Its geology is volcanic; its highest peak is Pico Basile at 3,012 m (9,882 ft).

  1. ^ "Equatorial Guinea - The World Factbook". cia.gov. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ^ Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: A-C. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 330. ISBN 0313321094.
  3. ^ Room, Adrian (May 30, 2007). The Pronunciation of Placenames: A Worldwide Dictionary. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 9780786429417 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Anuario Estadístico de Guinea Ecuatorial 2018" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas de Guinea Ecuatorial. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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Bioko

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Bioko (/biːˈoʊkoʊ/; historically Fernando Po; Bube: Ëtulá a Ëri) is an island 32 km (20 mi) south of the coast of Cameroon, and 160 km (99 mi) northwest...

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Bioko Sur

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Bioko Sur (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjo.ko suɾ] Spanish for "South Bioko") is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Luba. It occupies the southern...

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Equatorial Guinea

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people, the country's dominant ethnic group. The Bubi people, indigenous to Bioko, are the second largest group at approximately 6.5% of the population. Equatorial...

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Bioko Norte

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Bioko Norte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjoko ˈnoɾte]) is the second-most populated of the eight provinces of Equatorial Guinea, after the Wele-Nzas province...

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Bioko drill

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The Bioko drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis) is a subspecies of the drill, an Old World monkey. It is endemic to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, located...

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Nathalie Bioko

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Nathalie Bioko Makongi, known as Nathalie Bioko, is a DR Congolese footballer. She has been a member of the DR Congo women's national team. Bioko has played...

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Bubi people

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Bubi) are a Bantu ethnic group of Central Africa who are indigenous to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Once the majority group in the region, the population...

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Cameroon olive greenbul

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(including Bioko). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Alternate names for the Cameroon olive greenbul include Bioko greenbul...

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Malabo

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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)...

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Cristino Seriche Bioko

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Cristino Seriche Bioko (born 1940[citation needed]) is an Equatoguinean soldier and politician who was the prime minister of Equatorial Guinea from 15...

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Black Beach

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Black Beach (Spanish: Playa Negra), located on the island of Bioko, in the capital city of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, is one of Africa's most notorious...

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Malabo International Airport

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(Spanish: Aeropuerto de Malabo), is an airport located at Punta Europa, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The airport is named after the capital, Malabo...

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Pichinglis

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spoken on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is an offshoot of the Krio language of Sierra Leone, and was brought to Bioko by Krios who immigrated...

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Trioceros feae

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the Bioko montane chameleon and Fea's chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Bioko. The...

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Palm Trees in the Snow

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mountains of Huesca who, in 1954, returns to the island of Fernando Pó (present Bioko), where he was born. He joins his father Antón and his brother Jacobo. They...

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Cameroon line

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Pagalu), São Tomé, Príncipe and Bioko. Two large seamounts lie between São Tomé and Príncipe, and between Príncipe and Bioko. On the mainland, the line starts...

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Arthroleptis bioko

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Arthroleptis bioko, the Bioko squeaker frog, is a species of frog from the genus Arthroleptis. It is native to Equatorial Guinea. The species was scientifically...

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Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests

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The Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in central Africa. It occupies the upper slopes of coastal...

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Fernandino people

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ethnically distinct groups intermarried and integrated. In 21st-century Bioko, their differences are considered marginal. The indigenous group of Fernandinos...

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Bight of Biafra

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is the most eastern part of the Gulf of Guinea; it contains the islands Bioko [Equatorial Guinea], São Tomé and Príncipe. The name Biafra – as indicating...

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Segesa

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systems, for Bioko Island, and for the continental Rio Muni region. SEGESA has 730 employees across the three business units in Malabo for the Bioko system...

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Spanish Guinea

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present-day Argentina). From 1827 to 1843, the United Kingdom had a base on Bioko to combat the continuing Atlantic slave trade conducted by Spain and illegal...

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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

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Under Macías, Obiang held various positions, including the governor of Bioko and leader of the National Guard. He was also head of Black Beach Prison...

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Nigeria

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Cameroon close to the coast is rich rainforest and part of the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests ecoregion, an important centre for biodiversity. It is a...

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Geography of Equatorial Guinea

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Africa. Bioko Island lies about 40 kilometers (24.9 mi) from Cameroon. Annobón Island lies about 595 kilometres (370 mi) southwest of Bioko Island. The...

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Hysterocrates ederi

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the Bioko baboon tarantula, is a species of tarantula within the family Theraphosidae. The species is found in Equatorial Guinea on the island Bioko. "NMBE...

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