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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 {{Gabon-river-stub