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Lambaréné
Moyen-Ogooué, Gabon · Africa
About Lambaréné
Lambaréné sits on the route: 1 hours from Fougamou.
Lambaréné is in Moyen-Ogooué, Gabon, with about 47,000 people. The nearest town is Fougamou, about 69 km away.
Lambaréné is a town and the capital of Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. It has a population of 38,775 as of 2013, and is located 75 kilometres south of the equator.
Lambaréné is based in the Central African Rainforest at the river Ogooué. This river divides the city into 3 districts: Rive Gauche, Ile Lambaréné and Rive Droite.Read more
The Albert Schweitzer Hospital and the districts Adouma and Abongo are located on Rive Droite. The districts Atongowanga, Sahoty, Dakar, Grand Village, Château, Lalala and Bordamur build the Ile Lambaréné. The majority of the people in Lambaréné live in the district Isaac located on Rive Gauche. This district hosts the Lambaréné Airport.
Today Lambaréné is inhabited mainly by Bantu ethnic groups such as the Fang, Bapounou, Eshira, and Myéné; these displaced the Pygmies to the east and north of Gabon. The main economic activity in the town is the fishery and a new port is under construction.
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Lambaréné is in Moyen-Ogooué, Gabon, about 69 km from Fougamou.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 46,605
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Gabon
- Region
- Moyen-Ogooué
- Timezone
- Africa/Libreville
- Coordinates
- -0.7001, 10.2406
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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