Mitémélé River in the context of "Elobey Chico"

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⭐ Core Definition: Mitémélé River

The Mitimele is a river of southwestern mainland Equatorial Guinea. It forms part of the Muni Estuary along with the Mitong River, Mandyani River, Congue River, Utamboni River and Mven River. The river becomes the Utamboni River along the border with Gabon.

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👉 Mitémélé River in the context of Elobey Chico

Elobey Chico, or Little Elobey, is a small island off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, lying 6.5 km from the mouth of the Mitémélé River. The island is now uninhabited but was once the de facto colonial capital of the Spanish territory of Río Muni. Officially, the island was associated with Fernando Pó, but the connection seemed to be little more than fiction. The majority of the factories were owned by Hamburg Merchants.

The island is on the 1st degree north latitude circle.

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Mitémélé River in the context of Elobey Grande

Elobey Grande, or Great Elobey, is an island of Equatorial Guinea, lying at the mouth of the Mitémélé River. It is sparsely inhabited. Elobey Chico is a smaller island offshore, now uninhabited but once the colonial capital of the Río Muni. The island is located in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Mitémélé River in the context of Elobey, Annobón, and Corisco

Elobey, Annobón, and Corisco was a colonial administration of Spanish Africa consisting of the island of Annobón, located southwest of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea, and the small islands of Elobey Grande, Elobey Chico, and Corisco, located in the Corisco Bay [es] near the mouth of the Mitémélé River in the Muni Estuary.

It was established as a protectorate in 1843. Its total area was under 36 km, and the estimated population in 1910 was 2,950 people. It depended on the governor-general based in Santa Isabel, who had lieutenant governors in Annobón and Elobey Chico.

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