Mitzic is a town located 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,
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 nort ...
. Mitzic is located 322.71 km from
Libreville, the capital of Gabon, and 111.47 km from
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 ...
, 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 people
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The Fang people, also known as Fãn or Pahouin, are a Bantu ethnic group found in Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon. s 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
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 ...
(111.47 km)
*
Medouneu (119.14 km)
*
Ndjolé (184.97 km)
*
Bitam
Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road on the border with Cameroon. As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923.
It is home to a large market and an airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly ...
(186.09 km)
Distance to Capital
*
Libreville, largest city and capital 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 nort ...
(322.71 km)
*
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 ...
, Capital of
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 ...
(111.47 km)
Religion
*Saint Joseph Catholic Church
*Protestant Church
*Mosque
Education
Notable people
*Jean Baptiste Ngomo Obiang
*Jean Hilaire Mvomah
*Moïse Nkoghe Mvé
*Clément Obame
References
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Populated places in Woleu-Ntem Province