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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mongomo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mongomo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongomo > Source revision: 1355280579 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{More citations needed|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Mongomo |other_name = Mongomo de Guadalupe |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = |motto = |image_skyline = File:Stade-Mongomo.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = [Mongomo Stadium](/source/Estadio_de_Mongomo) |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Equatorial Guinea mainland |pushpin_mapsize =250 |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Equatorial Guinea |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} |subdivision_type1 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Equatorial_Guinea) |subdivision_name1 = [Wele-Nzas](/source/Wele-Nzas) |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of =2012 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =7251 |population_density_km2 =auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro =53500 |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|1|38|43.34|N|11|19|00.60|E|region:GQ|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [Climate](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) |blank_info = [Aw](/source/Tropical_savanna_climate) |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Mongomo''' is a town in the province of [Wele-Nzas](/source/Wele-Nzas) on mainland [Equatorial Guinea](/source/Equatorial_Guinea), on the eastern border, roughly 1 km (0.62 mi) west of [Gabon](/source/Gabon)'s [Woleu-Ntem Province](/source/Woleu-Ntem_Province). The president of Equatorial Guinea, [Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo](/source/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo), was born in Mongomo.{{cite book|editor-last=Turner|editor-first=Barry|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2007: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|date=2006|publisher=[Palgrave Macmillan UK](/source/Palgrave_Macmillan)|page=443|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zzQUDgAAQBAJ|isbn=978-0-2302-7-1357}} == Religion == The [Basilica of the Immaculate Conception](/source/Basilica_of_the_Immaculate_Conception%2C_Mongomo) in Mongomo is the largest religious building in Central Africa and the second largest Roman Catholic church throughout Africa, after the [Basilica of Our Lady of Peace](/source/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Peace) in [Yamoussoukro](/source/Yamoussoukro), [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast). It is the episcopal see of the [Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongomo](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Mongomo).[https://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mong2.htm Immaculate Conception Basilica, Equatorial Guinea], GCatholic.org. Accessed 27 December 2023. == Sports == Mongomo's football club is [Deportivo Mongomo](/source/Deportivo_Mongomo), active in the [Equatoguinean Premier League](/source/Equatoguinean_Premier_League). Mongomo was named a host city of the [2015 African Cup of Nations](/source/2015_African_Cup_of_Nations).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30780020|title=Afcon 2015: Ebola fears, freebies & big names - all you need to know|date=15 January 2015}} == Other == The Mongomo Hotel is located in Kos Ete, Mongomo.[https://archive.today/20130104092649/http://www.mbendi.com/travel/venu/21/f790.htm Mongomo Hotel], mbendi.com. Accessed 5 December 2023. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category-inline|Mongomo}} {{Authority control}} Category:Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border crossings Category:Mongomo Category:Populated places in Wele-Nzas {{Coord|1|37|43.34|N|11|19|00.60|E|region:GQ_type:city|display=title}} {{EquatorialGuinea-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mongomo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongomo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongomo?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.