Malabo
Ma·la·bo
geographical name \mä-ˈlä-(ˌ)bō\Definition of MALABO
city ∗ of Equatorial Guinea on Bioko Island pop 134,400
Variants of MALABO
Ma·la·bo or formerly San·ta Is·a·bel \ˌsan-tə-ˈi-zə-ˌbel\
Malabo
geographical name (Concise Encyclopedia)City (pop., 2007 est.: 96,000), capital of Equatorial Guinea. Located on the northern edge of the island of Bioko, it is the republic's commercial and financial centre. The main activity of its harbour is the export of cocoa, timber, and coffee. Its population fluctuated in the 1960s and '70s: the European population declined after 1969 riots there, and the African population declined when Nigerian contract workers returned to Nigeria in the mid 1970s.
Variants of MALABO
Malabo formerly (until 1973) Santa Isabel
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