Ciudad de la Paz

Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz is located in Equatorial Guinea
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz
Location within Equatorial Guinea
Ciudad de la Paz is located in Equatorial Guinea
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz
Location within Río Muni
(Equatorial Guinea's Mainland)
Ciudad de la Paz is located in Africa
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz (Africa)
Coordinates: 1°35′20″N 10°49′21″E / 1.58889°N 10.82250°E / 1.58889; 10.82250
Country Equatorial Guinea
ProvinceDjibloho
RegionRío Muni
Government
 • MayorFlorentino Ncogo Ndong
Area
 • Total81.5 km2 (31.5 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total2,000[1]
Time zoneWAT
ClimateAm/As

Ciudad de la Paz (Spanish: [θjuˈdad de la ˈpaθ], lit.'City of Peace'), 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.[3][4][5] Established as an urban district in Wele-Nzas in 2015,[6] it is now the administrative headquarters of Djibloho, Equatorial Guinea's newest province created in 2017, and is located near the town of Mengomeyén.[7] In 2017, the city was officially renamed Ciudad de la Paz ("City of Peace").[8][9]

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,[10] a new Parliament building, a number of presidential villas and an area of 8150 hectares.[11][12] The construction of this new capital has been criticised by the political opposition to President Teodoro Obiang, the driving force behind the initiative. The Government of Equatorial Guinea began to move to the city in early 2017.[13]

  1. ^ "En Guinée équatoriale, Ciudad de la Paz, luxueuse capitale inaboutie et déserte". Le Monde.fr. 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Fortin, Jacey (19 December 2012). "Poverty-Stricken Equatorial Guinea Builds Expensive Capital City In The Middle Of Nowhere". International Business Times.
  4. ^ Empresas portuguesas planeiam nova capital da Guiné Equatorial. africa21digital.com. 5 November 2011
  5. ^ Atelier luso desenha futura capital da Guiné Equatorial Archived 15 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. boasnoticias.pt. 5 November 2011
  6. ^ "Solemn inauguration of the new city of Djibloho". Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ^ Djibloho – Equatorial Guinea's Future Capital City/IDF – Ideias do Futuro
  8. ^ "Prime Minister presents draft laws before Chamber of Deputies". Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Swearing-in of new offices for directors at Ministry for National Defence". Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  10. ^ Oyala, una nueva capital para la megalomanía de Obiang. abc.es. 26 December 2012
  11. ^ Arquitetos portugueses projetam nova capital para Guiné Equatorial Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. piniweb.com.br. 10 November 2011
  12. ^ Mauricio Lima (4 November 2011) Ateliê português desenha futura capital da Guiné Equatorial Archived 22 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. greensavers.pt.
  13. ^ BBC Equatorial Guinea government moves to new city in rainforest

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