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Luba
Also known as Luba, Equatorial Guinea
city in Equatorial Guinea
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Place details
- Locality
- Luba
- Region
- Bioko Sur
- Country
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- Population
- 8,655
- Timezone
- Africa/Malabo
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Travel guide
Get in
The city can be accessed either via the sea or through a primary road that connects Luba to the former capital, Malabo. The road is open as of Feb 2026; the journey from Malabo to Luba takes approximately one hour by car. In 1999, a free port was established close to the town, providing deepwater access for larger vessels and those in the oil industry, serving as an alternative to the busy port of Malabo for refueling, water supply, and other essential materials.
A new highway is being constructed that will connect Luba to Ureca, passing through Belebú Balachá and the Luba Crater Scientific Reserve, located near the southern coast.
Do
Luba boasts various beaches and a colonial hospital as its attractions.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
Luba (formerly San Carlos) (pop. 7,000) is the second-largest town on Bioko in Equatorial Guinea, a port for the logging industry on the island's west coast beneath volcanic peaks. Attractions in Luba include several beaches and a colonial hospital.
The city may be reached either by sea or by a main road linking Luba to the country's capital, Malabo. The road is now accessible; it takes about an hour to drive from Malabo to Luba. In 1999, a free port opened near the town, creating deepwater access for larger and oil industry vessels, an alternative to the congested port of Malabo for re-supplying on fuel, water and other materials. As of 2010 a new highway was under construction from Luba via Belebú Balachá through the Luba Crater Scientific Reserve to Ureca near the south coast.