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Moanda is a human settlement located in Gabon. It serves as the capital of the Lemboumbi-Leyou Department within Haut-Ogooué Province. The town is twinned with Luzarches.
Population figures for Moanda vary by source, with one listing 59,154 residents and another citing 71,099. The settlement has an elevation of 416 meters and operates in the Africa/Libreville timezone. Its official and native name is Moanda.
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- Locality
- Moanda
- Region
- Haut-Ogooué
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 71,099
- Timezone
- Africa/Libreville
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Key facts
- Country
- Gabon
- Province
- Haut-Ogooué Province
- Department
- Lemboumbi-Leyou Department
- Total
- 39,298
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (COMILOG), which began mining in 1957. Moanda has a population of around 39,298 inhabitants (2010 est.) and is the second largest city in the Haut Ogooué Region, after Franceville. It is also a border town, lying 100 km away from the border with the Republic of Congo.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moanda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.