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Subdivisions of Equatorial Guinea

Subdivisions of Equatorial Guinea

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According to Article 3 of the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea, the country is divided for administrative and economic purposes into regions, provinces, districts, and municipalities.[1] In practice, the provinces serve as the first-level administrative divisions. Municipalities are subdivided into village councils and neighbourhood communities. Many of the sub-municipal entities are grouped into urban districts, which remain subordinate to municipalities and are distinct from districts proper.

Regions

Equatorial Guinea is divided into a continental region known as Río Muni, and an insular region comprising Bioko, Annobón, Corisco, Elobey Grande, Elobey Chico, Mbañe [es], Conga, Leva, Cocotero and other smaller islets.[1][2] The islets of Mbañe, Conga, and Cocotero are subject to a territorial dispute with Gabon, pending resolution at the International Court of Justice.[3][4]

Provinces

A clickable map of Equatorial Guinea exhibiting its two regions and eight provinces. The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is not part of Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea is divided into eight provinces (capitals appear in parentheses):

  1. Annobón (San Antonio de Palé)
  2. Bioko Norte (Malabo)
  3. Bioko Sur (Luba)
  4. Centro Sur (Evinayong)
  5. Djibloho (Ciudad de la Paz)
  6. Kié-Ntem (Ebebiyín)
  7. Litoral (Bata)
  8. Wele-Nzas (Mongomo)

The provinces are further divided into 19 districts and 37 municipalities.[2]

Districts and municipalities

The 19 districts and 37 municipalities of Equatorial Guinea are organized as shown in the following table. Municipalities that are the capitals of their respective provinces are shown in bold.

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Sub-municipal local government

Below the municipalities are further entities of local government, called village councils (consejos de poblados) in rural areas and neighbourhood communities (comunidades de vecinos) in urban areas.[6] According to a 2013 United Nations report, there were 716 village councils and 344 neighbourhood communities in Equatorial Guinea.[7]

Neighbourhood communities in the urban areas of Malabo and Bata are grouped into urban districts (distritos urbanos), five in each city. These urban districts are subordinate to municipalities and are thus different from districts proper which lie above the municipal level of government.

In 2017, Equatorial Guinea created three new urban districts from various village councils and neighbourhood communities in every district proper (including Bata and Malabo, which now have eight urban districts each) except for Annobón and Djibloho, which each saw the creation of two urban districts. Thus there are now a total of 65 urban districts in Equatorial Guinea.[2][8]

See also


References

  1. Fundamental Law of Equatorial Guinea, Article 3 (PDF) (in Spanish). 16 February 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. Anuario estadístico de Guinea Ecuatorial 2018 [Statistical yearbook of Equatorial Guinea 2018] (PDF) (in Spanish). Malabo: INEGE. 2018. pp. 19–29. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. "Signing of Equatorial Guinea-Gabon agreement". Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Geo Hive Equatorial Guinea". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.
  5. Entidades Locales Menores en la República de Guinea Ecuatorial [Minor local entities in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea] (PDF) (Law 6) (in Spanish). 15 November 2012. pp. 4, 18.
  6. Guinea Ecuatorial en Cifras 2019 [Equatorial Guinea in Figures 2019] (PDF) (in Spanish). Malabo: INEGE. 2018. p. 9. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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