Wele-Nzas

Wele-nzas
Province
CountryEquatorial Guinea
CapitalMongomo
Area
 • Total
5,026 km2 (1,941 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
192,017
 • Density38.20/km2 (98.95/sq mi)

Wele-nzas (Spanish: Wele Nsas or Welensas) is a province in the eastern portion of continental Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Mongomo. It borders the Equatoguinean provinces of Centro Sur to the west and Kie-ntem to the north, with Gabon's Woleu-Ntem Province to the east and south. As of 2015, the population of Wele-nzas was 192,017. It derives its name from the Benito River (also called the Wele) and the Piedra Nzas mountain range.

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