Bongoville is a town in southeastern
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 ...
, east of
Franceville
Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku when Pierre Savor ...
. It was known as Lewai until it was renamed for
President
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Omar Bongo
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, who was born in what was then a village but was greatly enlarged under his presidency. It is just west of the
Bateke Plateau
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and is home to
Stade de Bongoville, a 2,500-capacity stadium where the city's
AC Bongoville
AC Bongoville is a Gabonese football club based in Bongoville, Gabon. The club plays in Gabon Championnat National D1
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football club plays its home games.
Populated places in Haut-Ogooué Province
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