Mongomo is a town in the province of Wele-Nzas on mainland Equatorial Guinea, on the eastern border, roughly 1 km (0.62 mi) west of

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

's Woleu-Ntem Province.

Religion

Its

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basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's Forum (Roman), forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building ...

of the Immaculate Conception is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongomo.

Miscellenea

Equatorial Guinea's first president

Francisco Macías Nguema Francisco Macías Nguema ( Africanised to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong; 1 January 1924 – 29 September 1979), often mononymously referred to as Macías, was an Equatoguinean politician who served as the first President of Equatorial Guinea ...

and the current

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since August 1979. He is the longest-serving president of any country ev ...

were both born in Mongomo, hence the term ''clan of Mongomo'' to define those belonging to his ruling clique. The city is home to Mongomo Provincial Hospital. The Mongomo Hotel is located in Kos Ete, Mongomo.

Sports

Mongomo's football club is Deportivo Mongomo, active in the

Equatoguinean Premier League Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

. Mongomo was named a host city of the 2015 African Cup of Nations.

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Populated places in Wele-Nzas Equatorial Guinea–Gabon border crossings {{EquatorialGuinea-geo-stub