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Also known as Ndjole

Ndjolé is the capital town in the Abanga-Bigne Department in Gabon, lying northeast of Lambaréné on the Ogooué River, the N2 road and the Trans-Gabon Railway. It is known as a base for logging and as a transport hub. Ndjolé is the last city that can be reached by barge traffic traveling up the Ogooué River. Above Ndjolé there are rapids on the river.

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Place details

Locality
Ndjolé
Region
Moyen-Ogooué
Country
Gabon
Population
8,265
Timezone
Africa/Libreville

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Ndjolé
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Gabon
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bottom
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300
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Location in Gabon
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Country
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Province
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Moyen-Ogooué Province
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Department
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Abanga-Bigne Department
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Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
6,289
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Ndjolé is the capital town in the Abanga-Bigne Department in Gabon, lying northeast of Lambaréné on the Ogooué River, the N2 road and the Trans-Gabon Railway. It is known as a base for logging and as a transport hub. Ndjolé is the last city that can be reached by barge traffic traveling up the Ogooué River. Above Ndjolé there are rapids on the river.

== History == In 1883, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza founded the military post of Ndjolé, a strategic point located on the Ogooué River.

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