Niefang is a city 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 ...
. It is located in the province of
Centro Sur and has a (2015 est.) population of 41,084. The city was formerly named Sevilla de Niefang during Spanish occupation.
Niefang was traditionally the western border of the
Fang
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tribal area. Its name means "Limit of the Fang". More to the west were the areas of the coastal Bantu-tribes referred to as "Playeros" (''Beach People'' in
Spanish
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):
Combes,
Bujebas,
Balengues, and
Bengas.
Niefang lies on the
Benito River
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.
Populated places in Centro Sur
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