Place:Ciudad de la Paz

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Short description: Capital city of Equatorial Guinea
This page is about the capital of Equatorial Guinea. For the seat of government of Bolivia, see La Paz.
Ciudad de la Paz
Capital city
Highway construction in Ciudad de la Paz in 2010
Highway construction in Ciudad de la Paz in 2010
Ciudad de la Paz is located in Equatorial Guinea
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz
Location in Equatorial Guinea
Ciudad de la Paz is located in Africa
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz
Location in Africa
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 1°35′20″N 10°49′21″E / 1.58889°N 10.8225°E / 1.58889; 10.8225
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 zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ClimateAm/As

Ciudad de la Paz (es, lit. City of Peace), previously known as Djibloho or Oyala,[3] is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, having replaced Malabo on 2 January 2026.[4][5][6][7] Established as an urban district in Wele-Nzas in 2015,[8] it is also the administrative headquarters of Djibloho, Equatorial Guinea's newest province created in 2017, and is located near the town of Mengomeyén.[9] In 2017, the city was officially named Ciudad de la Paz ("City of Peace").[10][11]

The planned city's location was chosen for its easy access, milder climate, and national security purposes, as the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt raised paranoia about maritime access to the capital.[12] It was designed by the Portuguese Studio for Architecture and Urbanism FAT – Future Architecture Thinking. It is projected to have around 200,000 inhabitants,[13] a new Parliament building, a number of presidential villas and an area of 8150 hectares.[14][15] The construction of this new capital has been criticised by the political opposition to President Teodoro Obiang, who was the driving force behind the initiative. The government of Equatorial Guinea began to move to the city in early 2017.[16]

Geography

Location

Ciudad de la Paz is located near the centre of Río Muni, the continental part of Equatorial Guinea. It is located between the cities of Bata and Mongomo and 20 km from the airport of Mengomeyén. The power supply relies upon the 120 MW Djibloho Dam in the Djibloho Evinayong district.[17]

Climate

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Planning and construction

In the middle of the undeveloped forest, the government planned to build a new city as the future seat of government.[13][18] It would be the headquarters of the president, government, administration, police and military leadership[18] and replace the then capital Malabo. The city was designed to house 160,000–200,000 people, living in an area of 81.5 km2.

A golf course, a university, a luxury hotel, and a six-lane highway were finished in 2013.[18] Other buildings planned include government buildings, a financial district and residential areas. Three bridges and highways have been completed or are under construction. A connection between the city and the new airport in Mengomeyen was constructed.

Funding for construction was provided through AICEP Portugal Global. The plans came from a Portuguese architectural office. The construction work was supported by China, Poland, Brazil and North Korea.[18] Construction faced delays such as, according to unconfirmed reports, President Obiang ordering a building to be moved because he did not like the view.[18] Additionally, all materials are imported.[18]

The city was officially declared the country's capital on 2 January 2026, with the president giving a one year deadline to transfer public services to the city.[4]

Urban design

The city was designed by the Portuguese urban architecture FAT – Future Architecture Thinking. Estimates of its ultimate population size have been revised from 65,000 initially[19] to between 160,000 and 200,000.[2]

The city was built on an area of 8,150 hectares (81.5 km2 or 20,100 acres).[14][15] According to FAT, the Djibloho project "combines modernity and respect for the cultural roots of the country, promoting local identity and the richness of the ecosystem in which it operates, prioritizing sustainability in the most varied aspects" stressing that "this project aims to create the first global capital entirely dependent on renewable and sustainable energy."[citation needed]

Progress

Template:Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo sidebar In 2021, a video sponsored by the China State Construction group, which is part of the building consortium, showed what appeared to be an overpass of completed, but not yet functioning, highways to Ciudad de la Paz, Bata, Mongomo and Mengomeyén airport.[20] The video continued showing viewers around parts of the new city, where work on a six-storey cylindrical tower-building for the ministry of infrastructure remained partly built, and most other structures appeared far less advanced.

However, 2022 videos show two glass towers, the gateway to the campus of the Afro-American University of Central Africa,[21] several administrative style buildings and the Grand Hotel Djibloho all appearing functionally complete.[22] The 380-room hotel has a golf course, wellness centre and facilities for conferences as large as 1200 people, though its own website describes itself as being surrounded by tropical forest, which suggests that it is not in the heart of a city.[23]

  • Forest
    Forest
  • Bridge on the scheduled presidential residence (2010)
    Bridge on the scheduled presidential residence (2010)
  • Highway under construction (2010)
    Highway under construction (2010)

On 2 January 2026, a presidential decree by Obiang officially moved the nation's capital from Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz.[4]

Participating companies

  • Director of planning, roads, highways and urban network diagram: CSCEC, Vinci SA, Egis Route[24]
  • Perimeter Highway: ARG
  • Bridges: Bouygues, Besix, Vinci SA, General Works
  • Buildings: CSCEC, Piccini
  • Universities: Unicon
  • Regional parliament: Summa
  • Presidential palace: Seguibat
  • Ministry buildings: CSCEC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "En Guinée équatoriale, Ciudad de la Paz, luxueuse capitale inaboutie et déserte". Le Monde.fr. 17 January 2022. https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2022/01/17/en-guinee-equatoriale-ciudad-de-la-paz-luxueuse-capitale-inaboutie-et-deserte_6109848_3212.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "El Gobierno de Guinea Ecuatorial se muda de Malabo a Oyala" (in es). 11 February 2017. https://www.guineainfomarket.com/gobierno-guinea-ecuatorial-se-muda-malabo-oyala/. 
  3. ↑ "Oyala la futura capital de Guinea Ecuatorial" (in es). 28 August 2013. https://www.guineainfomarket.com/economy/2013/08/28/oyala/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Decreto Ley por el que se declara la Ciudad de la Paz, Djibloho, capital de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial" (in es). 2 January 2026. https://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticias/decreto_ley_por_el_que_se_declara_la_ciudad_de_la_paz_djibloho_capital_de_la_republica_de_guinea_ecuatorial. 
  5. ↑ Fortin, Jacey (19 December 2012). "Poverty-Stricken Equatorial Guinea Builds Expensive Capital City In The Middle Of Nowhere". http://www.ibtimes.com/poverty-stricken-equatorial-guinea-builds-expensive-capital-city-middle-nowhere-949224. 
  6. ↑ Empresas portuguesas planeiam nova capital da Guiné Equatorial. africa21digital.com. 5 November 2011
  7. ↑ Atelier luso desenha futura capital da Guiné Equatorial . boasnoticias.pt. 5 November 2011
  8. ↑ "Solemn inauguration of the new city of Djibloho". Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 3 August 2015. http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=6805&lang=en. 
  9. ↑ Djibloho – Equatorial Guinea's Future Capital City/IDF – Ideias do Futuro
  10. ↑ "Prime Minister presents draft laws before Chamber of Deputies". Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 25 February 2017. http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=9337&lang=en. 
  11. ↑ "Swearing-in of new offices for directors at Ministry for National Defence". Equatorial Guinea Press and Information Office. 3 August 2017. http://equatorialguineanewswire.com/swearing-in-of-new-offices-for-directors-at-ministry-for-national-defence/. 
  12. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea: Obiang's future capital, Oyala" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2012-12-14. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20731448. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Oyala, una nueva capital para la megalomanía de Obiang. abc.es. 26 December 2012
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Arquitetos portugueses projetam nova capital para Guiné Equatorial . piniweb.com.br. 10 November 2011
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Mauricio Lima (4 November 2011) Ateliê português desenha futura capital da Guiné Equatorial . greensavers.pt.
  16. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea government moves to new city in rainforest". BBC. 8 February 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38911573. 
  17. ↑ Mines Minister visits the site of Djibloho . guineaecuatorialpress.com. 16 September 2010
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Stephen Sackur (17 December 2012). "BBC News: Equatorial Guinea: Obiang's future capital, which was then known as Oyala". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20731448. 
  19. ↑ AFP (2 December 2011). "Guinée équatoriale: grands travaux pour convert a village in métropole". Romandie News. 
  20. ↑ CSCEC Video
  21. ↑ "Universidad Americana Del Africa Central". https://uaac.gq/. 
  22. ↑ 2022 video of the city site
  23. ↑ Hotel website
  24. ↑ Muriel Devey (14 May 2012). "Guinée équatoriale – BTP: Oyala, la folie des grandeurs". jeuneafrique.com. http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Articles/Dossier/JA2677p086.xml0/architecture-malabo-btp-infrastructureguinee-equatoriale-btp-oyala-la-folie-des-grandeurs.html. 




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