Bioko Norte () is the second-most populated of the eight

provinces of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is divided into two regions and eight provinces (, , ). The newest province is Djibloho, created in 2017 with its headquarters at Ciudad de la Paz, the country's future capital. Regions # Insular Region (capital at Malabo) # ...

, after the

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province. It contained 300,374 of the island's 335,048 inhabitants in 2015, sub-divided into 2 districts - Malabo (271,008) and Baney (27,366). Both the provincial capital, Rebola, and the national capital,

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are located here. Heavily forested with little urban development, the southern central part includes part of the Parque Nacional del Pico Basilé, a national park which was established in 2000.

Geography

Bioko Norte occupies the northern part of the island of

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, the remainder of which is in Bioko Sur. In the northern part are Rebola and the national Equatorial Guinean capital,

. The smaller settlement of Santiago de Baney lies in northeastern part of the province. On the northeast coast is the resort of Sipopo, which contains a 200-room hotel run by the

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hotel chain, Sofitel Malabo Sipopo Le Golf. The village of Basupu is situated to the northwest of Malabo, along the main road. 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. The southern central part is heavily forested and hilly in the Parque Nacional del Pico Basilé area. The national park spans the southern central part of the province and the northern part of Bioko Sur Province. The park was established in 2000. The uninhabited island of Islote Horacio () is located off the northeast coast.

Demographics

There are significant populations of

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

References

{{Authority control Bioko Provinces of Equatorial Guinea