Bioko Norte

Coordinates: 3°40′48″N 8°46′48″E / 3.68000°N 8.78000°E / 3.68000; 8.78000
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Bioko Norte
Province
Location of Bioko Norte
Coordinates: 3°40′48″N 8°46′48″E / 3.68000°N 8.78000°E / 3.68000; 8.78000
CountryEquatorial Guinea
CapitalRebola
Area
 • Total776 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total300,374
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeGQ-BN

Bioko Norte (Spanish pronunciation:

Parque Nacional del Pico Basilé, a 330 square kilometres (130 sq mi) national park which was established in 2000. On the northeast coast is a hotel run by the Sofitel
chain.

Geography

Islotes Horacio, Bioko Norte

Bioko Norte occupies the northern part of the island of

Santiago de Baney lies in northeastern part of the province.[1] On the northeast coast is the resort of Sipopo, which contains a 200-room hotel run by the Sofitel hotel chain, Sofitel Malabo Sipopo Le Golf.[2] The village of Basupu is situated to the northwest of Malabo, along the main road.[1]

The province is dominated by tropical rainforest with little urban development. There are anti-personnel mines in the forests of Rebola, Baney and the Moka Valley.

Parque Nacional del Pico Basilé area.[1] The national park spans the southern central part of the province and the northern part of Bioko Sur Province. The 330 square kilometres (130 sq mi) park was established in 2000.[4] The uninhabited island of Islote Horacio (3°45′33″N 8°54′30″E / 3.75917°N 8.90833°E / 3.75917; 8.90833) is located off the northeast coast.[1]

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.


Demographics

There are significant populations of

Bubi language.[5] The poet Behori Sipi Botau (born 1960), who hails from Rebola, and now living in the United States, is of Bubi ancestry.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Google (7 November 2016). "Bioko Norte" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Sofitel Malabo Sipopo Le Golf". Sofitel. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ISBN 978-1-56432-277-7
    .
  4. ^ "Pico de Basile National Park". Protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ISBN 978-90-272-6768-9
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-313-33770-3
    .
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