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Oyala
Ciudad de la Paz (, ), formerly Oyala, also known as Djibloho – Ciudad de la Paz, is a city in Equatorial Guinea that is being built to replace Malabo as the national capital. Established as an urban district in Wele-Nzas in 2015, it is now the administrative headquarters of Djibloho, Equatorial Guinea's newest province created in 2017, and is located near the town of Mengomeyén. In 2017, the city was officially renamed ''Ciudad de la Paz'' ("City of Peace"). The planned city's location was chosen for its easy access and benign climate. It is notably on the mainland, in contrast to Malabo, which is on the island of Bioko. It was designed by the Portuguese Studio for Architecture and Urbanism FAT – Future Architecture Thinking. It is projected to have around 200,000 inhabitants, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Equator and in the Guinea (region), African region of Guinea. , the country had a population of 1,795,834, over 85% of whom are members of the Fang people, the country's dominant ethnic group. The Bubi people, indigenous to Bioko, are the second largest group at approximately 6.5% of the population. Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts. The mainland region, Río Muni, is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the south and east. It has the majority of the population and is the location of Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Bata, Equatorial Guinea's largest city, and Ciudad de la Paz, the country's planned future capital. Río Muni's small offshore islands include Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico. The Islands of Equatorial Guinea, ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djibloho
Djibloho (alternative name in ), officially the Administrative City of Djibloho (), is a province of Equatorial Guinea, formally established by law in 2017. The administrative city was initially carved out of Añisok, a district in Wele-nzas, on 1 August 2015, and was created to eventually replace Malabo as Equatorial Guinea's national capital. Administration Djibloho comprises two urban districts, Ciudad de la Paz and Mbere. The capital is Ciudad de la Paz ("City of Peace"), known as Oyala until 2017. In the 2017 national parliamentary election, Djibloho elected one senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ... and one deputy. References States and territories established in 2017 2017 establishments in Equatorial Guinea Provinces of Equatorial Guinea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician, former commissioned officer, military officer and dictator who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 1982. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Equatorial Guinea), Supreme Military Council from 1979 to 1982. As of 2025, he is the List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office, longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world, followed by Paul Biya of Cameroon. After graduating from military school in Zaragoza, Spain, Obiang held multiple positions under the presidency of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, including director of the notorious Black Beach prison. He ousted Macías in a 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état, military coup in 1979 and took control of the country as president and chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Equatorial Guinea), Supreme Military Council. After the country's nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wele-Nzas
Wele-nzas () is a province in the eastern portion of continental Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Mongomo. It borders the Equatoguinean provinces of Centro sur to the west and Kie-ntem to the north, with Gabon's Woleu-Ntem Province to the east and south. As of 2015, the population of Wele-nzas was 192,017. It derives its name from the Benito River (also called the ''Wele'') and the Piedra Nzas mountain range. History The earliest settlers of Wele-Nzas, and the only inhabitants of the region for nearly 15,000 years, were the Gyele (Byele) peoples. Bantu migration ultimately displaced the Gyele, and during the 20th century the last of the Gyele migrated to Cameroon. The Fang people ultimately became the predominant ethnic group in the province. As European explorers mostly avoided the interior of Equatorial Guinea, there are few accounts of the region in early European histories; even the Spanish governors of the region did not visit Wele-Nzas until the official formation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planned City
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve organically. The term ''new town'' refers to planned communities of the new towns movement in particular, mainly in the United Kingdom. It was also common in the European colonization of the Americas to build according to a plan either on fresh ground or on the ruins of earlier Native American villages. A model city is a type of planned city designed to a high standard and intended as a model for others to imitate. The term was first used in 1854. Planned capitals A planned capital is a city specially planned, designed and built to be a capital. Several of the world's national capitals are planned capitals, including Canberra in Australia, Brasília in Brazil, Belmopan in Belize, New Delhi in India, Abuja in Nigeria, Islamab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Bata () is a port city in the Litoral (Equatorial Guinea), Litoral Provinces of Equatorial Guinea, province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the most populous city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni. Bata was formerly capital of Equatorial Guinea and is a transport hub and port, from which ferry, ferries sail to Malabo and Douala, while aircraft can land at Bata Airport. Bata is also known for its Nightlife (activity), nightlife and Market (place), market. History After the anti-Spanish riots of 1969, the European population declined in Bata, and severe economic stagnation affected Bata in the 1970s and early 1980s.BritannicaBata britannica.com, USA, accessed on July 7, 2019 An oil boom of the country boosted the development of the city in the late 1980s and 1990s. On 7 March 2021, the city was struck by 2021 Bata explosions, a series of explosions which resulted in the death of at least 105 people a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructing buildings or other Structure#Load-bearing, structures. The term comes ; ; . Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as work of art, works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements. The practice, which began in the Prehistory, prehistoric era, has been used as a way of expressing culture by civilizations on all seven continents. For this reason, architecture is considered to be a form of art. Texts on architecture have been written since ancient times. The earliest surviving text on architectural theory, architectural theories is the 1st century AD treatise by the Roman architect Vitruvius, according to whom a good bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbanism
Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, a profession focusing on the design and management of urban areas, and urban sociology, an academic field which studies urban life. Many architects, planners, geographers, and sociologists investigate the way people live in densely populated urban areas. There is a wide variety of different theories and approaches to the study of urbanism. However, in some contexts internationally, ''urbanism'' is synonymous with urban planning, and ''urbanist'' refers to an urban planner. The term ''urbanism'' originated in the late nineteenth century with the Spanish civil engineer Ildefons Cerdà, whose intent was to create an autonomous activity focused on the spatial organization of the city. Urbanism's emergence in the early 20th century was associated with the rise of centralized manufacturing, mixed-us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Equatorial Guinea ...
The Parliament is the national legislature of Equatorial Guinea. The bicameral parliament consists of a Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Notes {{Africa legislatures Politics of Equatorial Guinea 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Obiang Nguema International Airport
President Obiang Nguema International Airport , is an airport located southwest of the town of Mengomeyén, (also spelled Mongomeyen) in the mainland province of Wele-Nzas, Equatorial Guinea. The airport is named after Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been president of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. The airport is the latest airport to be built in Equatorial Guinea and is the fifth international airport serving Equatorial Guinea, and is designed to connect the nation's geographically isolated areas such as Annobón and Corisco to the main population centers. The airport serves the nearby cities of Ciudad de la Paz, Equatorial Guinea's future capital, and Mongomo, the hometown of the President. Construction According to the Centre for Aviation "The USD375 million project was funded entirely by the government." Inauguration The airport was inaugurated on Equatorial Guinea's Independence Day, 12 October 2012. The inauguration was presided over by President Obiang Nguema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongomo
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's Woleu-Ntem Province. The president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, was born in Mongomo. Religion The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mongomo, Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mongomo is the largest religious building in Central Africa and the second largest Catholic church throughout Africa, after the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. It is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongomo. Sports Mongomo's football club is Deportivo Mongomo, active in the Equatoguinean Premier League. Mongomo was named a host city of the 2015 African Cup of Nations. Other The Mongomo Hotel is located in Kos Ete, Mongomo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djibloho Dam
The Djibloho Dam is a gravity dam on the Wele River near Djibloho in Wele-Nzas, Equatorial Guinea. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ... power generation and it supports a power station. Construction on the project began in 2008 and it was inaugurated in October 2012. It is the largest hydroelectric power station in the country. Most of the project's cost was funded by the host government but some funds were provided by the Chinese government. Sinohydro constructed the dam and power station. References 2012 establishments in Equatorial Guinea Dams completed in 2012 Energy infrastructure completed in 2012 Dams in Equatorial Guinea Gravity dams Hydroelectric power stations in Equatorial Guinea Wele-Nzas {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
