
The Muni (French: ''Rivière Muni'', Spanish: ''Río Muni'') is an estuary of several rivers of
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
and
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
.
[''A directory of African wetlands'' By R. H. Hughes, J. S. Hughes, p. 501 (on Google Books]
Part of its length forms part of the border with
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
. It is from this estuary that the former name for this part of Equatorial Guinea,
Río Muni
Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang language, Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in Spanish language, Spanish) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived fr ...
was taken.
Hydrology
The estuary is fed in the north by the
Congue and the
Mandyani rivers and from the east by the
Mitong, the
Mven and the Timboni rivers (
Mitimele,
Utamboni).
References
Bodies of water of Equatorial Guinea
Bodies of water of Gabon
International rivers of Africa
Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border
Ramsar sites in Equatorial Guinea
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