Luba (formerly San Carlos) (pop. 7,000) is the second-largest town on
Bioko
Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of . The island is located of ...
in
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
, a
port for the
logging industry on the island's west coast beneath
volcanic peaks. Attractions in Luba include several
beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells ...
es and a colonial
hospital.
The city may be reached either by sea or by a main road linking Luba to the country's capital,
Malabo. The road is now accessible; it takes about an hour to drive from Malabo to Luba. In 1999, a free port opened near the town, creating deepwater access for larger and oil industry vessels, an alternative to the congested port of Malabo for re-supplying on fuel, water and other materials.
As of 2010 a new highway was under construction from Luba via
Belebú Balachá through the
Luba Crater Scientific Reserve to
Ureca near the south coast.
References
Populated places in Bioko Sur
Bioko
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