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Luba is a city in Equatorial Guinea, serving as the capital of the Bioko Sur administrative region. It is situated at coordinates 3.45, 8.55. The city’s elevation is recorded as 181 meters above sea level in one source and 72 meters in another. Population figures vary between 7,739 and 8,655.
The area is classified as a residential zone within the Región Insular. Luba operates in the Africa/Malabo timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Luba
- Region
- Bioko Sur
- Country
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- Population
- 8,655
- Timezone
- Africa/Malabo
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Key facts
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Province
- Bioko Sur
- Elevation
- 181 m (594 ft)
- City
- 7,739
- Metro
- 24,000
- Climate
- Am
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Located in
- Bioko Sur
- Population
- 7739
- Elevation
- 181
- Capital of
- Bioko Sur
- Image
- View on Luba, Bioko, 2013.JPG
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- Commons category
- Luba
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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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.