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'''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.<ref>{{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|Palgrave Macmillan UK]]|page=443|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zzQUDgAAQBAJ|isbn=978-0-2302-7-1357}}</ref>
== 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]].<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mong2.htm Immaculate Conception Basilica, Equatorial Guinea], GCatholic.org. Accessed 27 December 2023.</ref>
== 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30780020|title=Afcon 2015: Ebola fears, freebies & big names - all you need to know|date=15 January 2015}}</ref>
The [[Mongomo Hotel]] is located in [[Kos Ete]], Mongomo.<ref>http://www.mbendi.com/travel/venu/21/f790.htm</ref>▼
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