Ndjolé
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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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ndjolé
- Region
- Moyen-Ogooué
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 8,265
- Timezone
- Africa/Libreville
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ndjolé
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- 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
- Moyen-Ogooué Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Abanga-Bigne Department
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 6,289
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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- Archidiocèse de Ndjole.jpg
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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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