Bioko Norte
Bioko Norte | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 3°40′48″N 8°46′48″E / 3.68000°N 8.78000°E | |
| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Capital | Rebola |
| Area | |
• Total | 776 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 300,374 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | GQ-BN |
Bioko Norte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjoko ˈnoɾte]) is the second-most populated of the eight provinces of Equatorial Guinea, after the Litoral 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, Malabo are located here. Heavily forested with little urban development, the southern central part includes part of the Parque Nacional del Pico Basilé, a 330 square kilometres (130 sq mi) national park which was established in 2000.