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Ciudad de la Paz, officially named Djibloho – Ciudad de la Paz, is a city and planned community in Equatorial Guinea. Located in the administrative territorial entity of Djibloho, it serves as the capital of the country, replacing Malabo. The city was established in 2021 and has a population of 2,000.
The area covers 81.5 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 454 meters above sea level. It is situated in the UTC+01:00 time zone. The location is distinct from La Paz.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Region
- Djibloho
- Country
- Guinea Ecuatorial
- Population
- 2,000
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Djibloho – Ciudad de la Paz
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Located in
- Djibloho
- Population
- 2000
- Area
- 81.5
- Elevation
- 454
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Equatorial Guinea
- Image
- Autobahnbau in Oyala.JPG
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Travel guide
Understand
Memorably described by the Wall Street Journal as a "luxury ghost town", Ciudad de la Paz is one of dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema's pet projects. Fueled by oil money, he has built a modern city sized for 200,000 in the middle of the jungle — which has, at best, around 2,000 residents as of 2022.
Get in
Ciudad de la Paz is served by President Obiang Nguema International Airport (), some 35 km away in Mengomeyén (Mongomeyen). There are flights from Malabo and Bata.
Go next
Mongomo, the President's birthplace and home to the second largest basilica in Africa, is 70 km east of Ciudad de la Paz
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Ciudad de la Paz ( Spanish: [θjuˈðað ðe la ˈpaθ], lit. 'City of Peace'), previously known as Djibloho or Oyala, commonly known as La Paz, is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, having replaced Malabo on 2 January 2026. Established as an urban district in Wele-Nzas in 2015, it is also 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 named Ciudad de la Paz ("City of Peace").
The planned city's location was chosen for its easy access, milder climate, and inland location, as the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt raised fears about maritime access to the capital. It was designed by the Portuguese Studio for Architecture and Urbanism FAT – Future Architecture Thinking. It is projected to have around 200,000 inhabitants, a new Parliament building, a number of presidential villas and an area of 8150 hectares. The construction of this new capital has been criticized 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ciudad de la Paz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.