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Ureka

Bioko Survillage

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Air quality index

49Good

Elevation186 m

Coordinates3.25°, 8.58°

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City facts

Elevation

186 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

San Antonio de Ureca, also known as Ureka or Ureca is a village in Bioko Sur, Equatorial Guinea, south of Malabo on the island of Bioko. The town of Ureka is included among the wettest areas in the world; it receives about 10,450 millimeters of rainfall annually. It is the wettest place in Africa.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

3.2547

Longitude

8.5839

Water area

—

View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

49

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

12

PM10 (µg/m³)

17.9

Ozone (µg/m³)

61

NO₂ (µg/m³)

0.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

1,943

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris (Strickland, 1844) · Aves
119
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea (A.Smith, 1840) · Aves
84
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens (Cassin, 1857) · Aves
74
Gray Parrot
Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
69
Green Hylia
Hylia prasina (Cassin, 1855) · Aves
62
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
47
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
47
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia castanea Fraser, 1843 · Aves
45

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

0

Largest magnitude

—

Largest event

—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Bioko Sur

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.89

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,420

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

201

Avg daily Wikipedia views

7

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Bioko Montane Chameleon

Bioko Montane Chameleon

Seen 2026-02-07

Chirista compta

Chirista compta

Chirista compta

Seen 2026-02-07

Trichonephila turneri

Trichonephila turneri

Trichonephila turneri

Seen 2026-02-07

Vanessa dimorphica mortoni

Vanessa dimorphica mortoni

Vanessa dimorphica mortoni

Seen 2026-01-22

Western Emperor Swallowtail

Western Emperor Swallowtail

Papilio menestheus

Seen 2026-01-21

Large Striped Swordtail

Large Striped Swordtail

Graphium antheus

Seen 2026-01-20

Golden Puddle Frog

Golden Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus auritus

Seen 2026-01-19

Begonia prismatocarpa

Begonia prismatocarpa

Begonia prismatocarpa

Seen 2026-01-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ureka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Cercopithecus erythrotis 46659339 — Ureka, Equatorial Guinea

Poiana richardsonii 56244763 — Ureka, Equatorial Guinea

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API