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Mouila
Mouila is the capital of Ngounié Province in Gabon. It lies on the Ngounié River and the N1 road (Gabon), N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is Lac Bleu, Gabon, Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water. Mouila is very spread out and has several markets and commercial centers. The city is home to a large number of ethnic groups and is a major hub of commerce and travel. It is served by Mouila Airport. Climate Mouila has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). Notable people * François Bozizé a former president of the Central African Republic * Joseph Owondault Berre, vice president of Gabon * Pierre Mamboundou, a politician * André Raponda Walker, an anthropologist and priest who worked near here, at a place called Sainte-Martin.Biography of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouila Airport
Mouila Ville Airport (French: ''Aéroport de Mouila'') is an airport serving the town of Mouila, in Ngounié Province, Gabon. The Mouila Ville non-directional beacon (Ident: ML) is located north of the field. Airlines and destinations See also * * List of airports in Gabon * Transport in Gabon References External linksMouila Airport Airports in Gabon Buildings and structures in Ngounié Province {{Gabon-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngounié Province
Ngounié is a province of south-central Gabon covering an area of . Its capital is Mouila. At the 2013 census it had 100,838 inhabitants. In 2016, its governor was Benjamin Nzigou. History The province is named after the Ngounié River, which crosses it with its many tributaries. In December 1858 the French explorer Paul Du Chaillu navigated the Nguoiné river upstream to Fougamou. On his journey, he met several local tribes whom he described in his diaries of his second voyage. Later, Catholic missions were built in Mandji, Sindara, and Saint Martin, whose architecture attracts many tourists. Geography The geography varies from large expanses of savannah and forest to the Monts de Cristal in the north to the Chaillu and Ikoundou ranges further south. Steep sloping mountains abut plains and dense forests, savannah, lakes, and rich farmland. Population Estimated at 101,415 inhabitants, the population of the Ngounié includes significant ethnic diversity including Eshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngounié River
The Ngounié River (also Ngunyé, French: ''Rivière Ngounié'') is a river flowing through southwest-central Gabon. It is the last and second most important tributary of the Ogooué River, the first being the Ivindo River. It initially flows down from the Chaillu Mountains, along the border with Congo, and then turns northwest, flowing through the towns of Fougamou, Sindara and Mouila before flowing into the Ogooué. Etymology The river name, Ngounié, is a French rewording of "Ngugni", which was originally used by Vili language speakers in the Samba Falls/ Imperatrice Falls area in the mid-1800s to call the northern border of their district, "Nsina-Ngugni". When Robert Bruce Napoleon Walker and Paul Du Chaillu arrived in the area, they wrote down "Ngouyai" or "Ngunyé". The Gisir and Punu language speakers of Gabon know the river as "Durembu-du-Manga", while the Apindji, Eviya and Tsogo speakers know it as Otembo-a-Manga. The Kele speakers know it as "Melembye-a-Manga" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of and a population of million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and largest city. Gabon's original inhabitants were the Bambenga. In the 14th century, Bantu migrants also began settling in the area. The Kingdom of Orungu was established around 1700. France colonised the region in the late 19th century. Since its independence from France in 1960, Gabon has had four 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. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Owondault Berre
Joseph Owondault Berre (born 21 October 1945) is a Gabonese engineer and former vice president of Gabon under Brice Oligui Nguema. He served as vice president in a transitional capacity between September 2023 and May 2025. Berre was born on 21 October 1945 in Mouila Mouila is the capital of Ngounié Province in Gabon. It lies on the Ngounié River and the N1 road (Gabon), N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is Lac Bleu, Gabon, Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water .... He has an engineering degree from the Institut national des sciences appliquées (INSA) acquired in 1972. Berre worked as an engineer by profession, and worked in Gabon Energy and Water Company (SEEG) and as a general manager in the Petroleum Products Warehousing Company (SGEPP). He was an advisor to the mayor of Libreville from 1985 to 1988. He retired in 2003 and worked as an independent consultant for oil businesses. References 1945 births Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Raponda Walker
André Raponda Walker (1871–1968) was a Gabonese author, ethnographer, Catholic priest, and missionary. Walker wrote extensively about Gabonese language and culture.LFM: Social Sciences and Missions , Page 12, December 2006, accessed 11 August 2008 Biography Raponda-Walker was born to a Mpongwe mother, Princesse Agnorogoulè Ikoutou, niece of King Anguilè Louis Dowé,Biography of Raponds Walkeraccessed 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Gabon
The provinces of Gabon are divided into forty-nine departments. The departments are listed below, by province (capitals in parentheses): Estuaire Province *Komo Department ( Kango) * Komo-Mondah Department ( Ntoum) * Noya Department ( Cocobeach) * Komo-Océan Department ( Ndzomoe) *Libreville (department & capital city) The Department of Cap Estérias ( Cap Estérias) was deleted in 2013. Haut-Ogooué Province * Djoue Department ( Onga) * Djououri-Aguilli Department ( Bongoville) * Lekoni-Lekori Department ( Akiéni) * Lekoko Department ( Bakoumba) * Leboumbi-Leyou Department (Moanda) * Mpassa Department ( Franceville) * Plateaux Department ( Leconi) * Sebe-Brikolo Department ( Okondja) * Ogooué-Létili Department ( Boumango) * Lékabi-Léwolo Department ( Ngouoni) * Bayi-Brikolo Department ( Aboumi) Moyen-Ogooué Province * Abanga-Bigne Department ( Ndjole) * Ogooué et des Lacs Department ( Lambaréné) Ngounié Province * Boumi-Louetsi Department ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douya-Onoy Department
Douya-Onoy is a department of Ngounié Province in south-western Gabon. The capital lies at Mouila Mouila is the capital of Ngounié Province in Gabon. It lies on the Ngounié River and the N1 road (Gabon), N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is Lac Bleu, Gabon, Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water .... It had a population of 37,699 in 2013. Towns and villages References Ngounié Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Bozizé
François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born 14 October 1946) is a Central African Republic, Central African politician who was List of heads of state of the Central African Republic, President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was the only Central African Republic, Central African president born in modern-day Gabon. Bozizé rose to become a high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After Bokassa was ousted, Bozizé served in the government as Minister of Defense from 1979 to 1981 and as Minister of Information from 1981 to 1982. He participated in a failed 1982 Central African Republic coup attempt, 1982 coup attempt against President André Kolingba and subsequently fled the country. Years later, he served as Army Chief of Staff under President Ange-Félix Patassé, but began a rebellion against Patassé in 2001. Bozizé's forces captured the capital, Bangui, in March 2003, while Patassé was outside the country, and Bozizé took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Mamboundou
Pierre Mamboundou (6 November 1946 – 15 October 2011) was a Gabonese politician. He was President of the Union of the Gabonese People (UPG), an opposition party in Gabon, from 1989 to 2011. ACCT career and 1989 events Mamboundou was born in Mouila."Pierre Mamboundou dit ce qu'il veut réaliser pour le Gabon" , ''L'Union'' (bdpgabon.org), 14 November 2005 ."Mamboundou Pierre", ''Gabon: Les hommes de pouvoir'', number 4 Africa Intelligence 5 March 2002 . He headed the commercial agency of the Office of Posts and Telecommunications from 1978 to 1979, and he worked at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N1 Road (Gabon)
The N1 road of Gabon is a road that runs from Libreville to Moumba that takes approximately 12 hours to drive. The portion of the road from Ndendé to the border with Congo-Brazzaville The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ... is traveled infrequently due to the instability in the latter country. However, it usually takes approximately two hours to reach the border. The N1 is paved until Ndendé. Upon exiting that city, it becomes a dirt road. It is difficult to travel during the rainy season (February through May) due to large puddles and deep mud. A bush taxi (pick-up truck used as the primary mode of transportation in Gabon) may be taken from Libreville to Tchibanga for approximately 20,000 Central African francs. References National highways of Gabon< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac Bleu, Gabon
Lac may refer to: Places Africa * Lac Region, a district in Chad * Lac Prefecture, a district in Chad America * Rivière du Lac, a tributary of the Montmorency River, in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada Europe * Laç, a city in Albania * Lac, a village in Voloiac Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania * Lac district, a district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland * Lancing railway station, a railway station in Sussex, England (station code: LAC) Elsewhere * Lac, a standard astronomical constellation abbreviation of Lacerta * Latin America and the Caribbean or LAC, a regional definition by the United Nations Other uses * Lac (resin), a resinous substance produced by insects **Shellac, the processed form of this resin * ''Lac'', French for lake (body of water) * ''lác'', an element in Anglo-Saxon names meaning "fight, play" *Lac, a character in Arthurian romance, father of Erec * LAC, the ICAO operator designator for Lockheed Corporation (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation), U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
