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Coordinates: 1°30′N 10°30′E

Río Muni
Río Muni (called Mbini in Fang) is
the Continental Region (called
Región Continental in Spanish) of
Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the
mainland geographical region,
covering 26,017 square kilometres
(10,045 sq mi). The name is derived
from the Muni River, along which the
early Europeans had built the Muni
River Settlements.

Contents
History
Population Río Muni

Provinces
Cities
See also
References

History
Río Muni was ceded by Portugal to Spain in 1778 in the Treaty of
El Pardo. The Spanish had hoped to collect slaves to work in their
other overseas possessions, but their settlers died of yellow fever
and the area was deserted. Cocoa and timber became major
industries upon recolonization. Río Muni, along with Bioko,
became a province of Spanish Guinea in 1959.

Population
Coat of arms of the Spanish Río
Muni colony
In 2015, 885,015 people — about 72% of Equatorial Guinea's
population — lived in Río Muni. The main languages spoken in
Río Muni are Fang-Ntumu, which is spoken in the north, and
Fang-Okak, which is spoken in the south. Spanish also is spoken, although only as a second
language.

Provinces
Río Muni comprises five provinces:

Centro Sur
Djibloho
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Kié-Ntem
Litoral
Wele-Nzas

Cities
The largest city is Bata, which also serves as the regional administrative capital. Other major towns
include Evinayong, Ebebiyín, Acalayong, Acurenam, Mongomo and Mbini.

See also
Elobey, Annobón and Corisco
Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea
Postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea

References
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Muni River Settlements" (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_En
cyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Muni_River_Settlements). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.).
Cambridge University Press.

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