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Woleu-Ntem
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 is the most northerly province of Gabon, it is the only province that borders Cameroon, and the only one with multiple foreign borders (other two being the Republics of the Congo and of Equatorial Guinea). It borders the following areas of these countries: * Sangha Department, Republic of the Congo – east *South Province, Cameroon – north * Kié-Ntem Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, north of Wele-Nzas * Wele-Nzas Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, east of Centro Sur and south of Kié-Ntem * Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, west of Wele-Nzas Domestically, it borders the following provinces: * Estuaire – southwest * Moyen-Ogooué – south * Ogooué-Ivindo – southeast Departments Woleu-Ntem ...
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Woleu-Ntem Departments
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 is the most northerly province of Gabon, it is the only province that borders Cameroon, and the only one with multiple foreign borders (other two being the Republics of the Congo and of Equatorial Guinea). It borders the following areas of these countries: * Sangha Department, Republic of the Congo – east *South Province, Cameroon – north * Kié-Ntem Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, north of Wele-Nzas * Wele-Nzas Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, east of Centro Sur and south of Kié-Ntem * Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, west of Wele-Nzas Domestically, it borders the following provinces: * Estuaire – southwest * Moyen-Ogooué – south * Ogooué-Ivindo – southeast Departments Woleu-Ntem ...
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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 is the most northerly province of Gabon, it is the only province that borders Cameroon, and the only one with multiple foreign borders (other two being the Republics of the Congo and of Equatorial Guinea). It borders the following areas of these countries: * Sangha Department, Republic of the Congo – east *South Province, Cameroon – north * Kié-Ntem Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, north of Wele-Nzas * Wele-Nzas Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, east of Centro Sur and south of Kié-Ntem * Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, west of Wele-Nzas Domestically, it borders the following provinces: * Estuaire – southwest * Moyen-Ogooué – south * Ogooué-Ivindo – southeast Departments Woleu-Ntem ...
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Mitzic
Mitzic is a town located in Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon. Mitzic is located 322.71 km from Libreville, the capital of Gabon, and 111.47 km from Oyem, capital of Woleu Ntem. History The work of the late Moise Nkoghe Mvé, entitled ''The History of Mitzic'', reports that Mitzic city was founded gradually between 1905 and 1910. In 1947, Mitzic was the seat of a congress about the Fang culture and language, bringing together representatives of the Fang peoples from Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Demography Languages * French * Fang Geography Neighborhoods * Atoute * Edoung Allanga *Derrière l'aéroport *Derrière l’hôpital * Etang Villages * Ekouk * Essong * Mfoumou * Sakeville * Sam * Climate Distance to other cities Nearby cities *Oyem (111.47 km) * Medouneu (119.14 km) * Ndjolé (184.97 km) *Bitam (186.09 km) Distance to Capital * Libreville, largest city and capital of Gabon (322.71 km) *Oyem, Capital of ...
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Woleu (department)
Woleu is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Oyem Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem. Geography The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural .... It borders Equatorial Guinea to the west. It had a population of 74,403 in 2013. Towns and villages References Woleu-Ntem Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Okano (department)
Okano is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Mitzic Mitzic is a town located in Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon. Mitzic is located 322.71 km from Libreville, the capital of Gabon, and 111.47 km from Oyem, capital of Woleu Ntem. History The work of the late Moise Nkoghe Mvé, entitled ''The H .... It had a population of 16,630 in 2013. Towns and villages References Woleu-Ntem Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Ntem (department)
Ntem is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Bitam. It borders Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... It had a population of 49,712 in 2013. Towns and villages References Woleu-Ntem Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Haut-Ntem (department)
Haut-Ntem is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital is Minvoul Minvoul is a town in Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon. Location It is near the border with Cameroon and is near a tributary of the Ntem River The Campo (in Spanish: ''Río Campo'') or Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, mainland Equatorial G .... It had a population of 10,838 in 2013. Towns and villages References Woleu-Ntem Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Haut-Komo (department)
Haut-Komo is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Médouneu Médouneu is a small town in northern Gabon. It is the capital of the Haut-Ntem Department in Woleu-Ntem 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 th .... The department borders with Equatorial Guinea. It had a population of 3,403 in 2013. References Woleu-Ntem Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Oyem
Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem. Geography The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural area. Oyem is located 411 kilometers away from the national capital, Libreville. History Oyem is named after a large tree that grows around the town. In the 1990s, there were several female Peace Corps officers raped and murdered in Gabon, stirring controversy over the safety of its locations. The town was sieged by rabid dogs in March 2004, who killed three of five residents infected. The town council was forced to shoot 50 strays. In October 2004, Oyem was affected by water and power cuts. In December of that year, it was severely affected by a rare typhoid fever outbreak which spread across northern Gabon. About 50 cases were reported in Oyem. Economy Cocoa and coffee are the most important cash crops in Oyem and are trucked to the C ...
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Minvoul
Minvoul is a town in Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon. Location It is near the border with Cameroon and is near a tributary of the Ntem River The Campo (in Spanish: ''Río Campo'') or Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It rises in Gabon, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra. Towns * Campo * Minvoul, Gabon .... It is served by Minvoul Airport. Populated places in Woleu-Ntem Province {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Médouneu
Médouneu is a small town in northern Gabon. It is the capital of the Haut-Ntem Department in Woleu-Ntem 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 ... province. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 2,445. The town is served by Médouneu Airport. References Populated places in Woleu-Ntem Province {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Provinces Of Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly and its population is estimated at million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. With petroleum and foreign private investment, it has the fourth highest HDI in the region (after Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) and the fifth highest GDP per capita (PPP) in ...
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