Ebibeyin ( ) is a town in the northeastern corner of mainland
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
. It is the capital of the province of
Kié-Ntem.
It lies very close to the Equatorial Guinea-
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
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Cameroon
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tripoint
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. It is the end point of three main transport routes coming from
Bata,
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...
and major cities in central
Gabon
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. Most of the city lies outside the de-jure boundaries of Equatorial Guinea.
Religion
Ebibeyin Cathedral is the episcopal see of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebibeyin.
Sports
Ebibeyin was a host city of the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations,
for which the
Estadio de Ebibeyin was built.
The Estadio serves as the home pitch for
Akonangui FC, a multi-
Equatoguinean Primera División and
Equatoguinean Cup winner.
References
Populated places in Kié-Ntem
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