Mongomo is a town in the province of Wele-Nzas on 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 ...

, on the eastern border, roughly 1 km (0.62 mi) west of

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Woleu-Ntem Province Woleu-Ntem is the northernmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 38,465 km and named after Woleu and Ntem rivers that cross it. The provincial capital is Oyem, which had a total of 60,685 inhabitants in 2013. As Woleu-Ntem ...

. The president of Equatorial Guinea,

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 Chairm ...

, was born in Mongomo.

Religion

The 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,

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