The town is located inside the Rio Campo Natural Reserve and on the border of Cameroon.

The principal religion in Equatorial Guinea is Christianity which is the faith of 93% of the population.

The nearest large open bodies of water are the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.

To the east there is a river that runs from the town Yenge and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.

Río Campo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), less wet than most of Equatorial Guinea, although it bears more resemblance to the tropical monsoon climate typical of the country.