Official Name: | San Antonio de Ureca |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Equatorial Guinea Bioko#Equatorial Guinea |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bioko |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Equatorial Guinea |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bioko Sur |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 3.2667°N 39°W |
Elevation M: | 186 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Am |
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 (418 ins) of rainfall annually. It is the wettest place in Africa.[1]
This region on Bioko Island is the wettest place on the African continent. During the brief dry season from November to March, tourists flock to see turtles come ashore and lay eggs. Annual rainfall averages 10,450 mm.[2]