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(Redirected from Corisco (Stadt)) Place in Litoral, Equatorial Guinea
Corisco
Corisco is located in Equatorial GuineaCoriscoCoriscoLocation in Equatorial Guinea
Coordinates: 0°55′N 9°19′E / 0.917°N 9.317°E / 0.917; 9.317
Country Equatorial Guinea
ProvinceLitoral
Population
 • Total2,541

Corisco is a city in Litoral, Equatorial Guinea. It is located on the island of Corisco and has a (2005 est.) population of 2,541.

History

The missionary, Robert Hamill Nassau arrived here for his first posting to Africa.

Demography

The island is inhabited by the Benga people. Some of the women have come from the Kombe people.

References

  1. Kamsler, Brigette C. "Robert Hamill Nassau Papers, 1856 - 1976" (PDF). Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Nassau, Robert Hamill (1901). "Fetishism, a Government". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society. 33 (4): 305–317. JSTOR 198420.


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