Cocobeach
Sign in to saveCocobeach is a town in northwestern Gabon, lying on the south bank of the Muni River. It is the capital of the Noya Department. It has a beach and is the main border town for Equatorial Guinea, ferries sailing to Cogo across the river and the border.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cocobeach
- Region
- Estuaire
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 3,114
- Timezone
- Africa/Libreville
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Cocobeach
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Monuments aux Morts Bataille de Cocobeach septembre 1914.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Memorial commemorating the Battle of Ukoko
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Cocobeach, Gabon.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Gabon
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Gabon
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Estuaire
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Gabon
- Located in
- Noya Department
- Elevation
- +12
- Capital of
- Noya Department
- Image
- Monuments aux Morts Bataille de Cocobeach septembre 1914.jpg
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Cocobeach is a town in northwestern Gabon, lying on the south bank of the Muni River. It is the capital of the Noya Department. It has a beach and is the main border town for Equatorial Guinea, ferries sailing to Cogo across the river and the border.
The town is very small, containing just a fishing village, a small market and a number of adjacent beaches. It is one of the major travel destinations in the region owing to the Crystal Mountains inland from the town, which contain some of the oldest rainforests in Gabon. These were able to largely escape the drying effect of glacial periods of the Quaternary due to the persistent fog from the Benguela Current providing moisture during the dry season.