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Mbigou

Ngouniétown

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Coordinates-1.90°, 11.91°

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City facts

Overview

Mbigou is a town in southern Gabon. It is the principal town in the Boumi-Louetsi Department in Ngounié Province, about 84 kilometres from Ndendé. It is served by Mbigou Airport.

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History & geography

Geography

Mbigou is located in southern Gabon. Nearby towns and villages include Lingoye (3.2 nm), Mougoko (3.2 nm), Mouvindou (2.8 nm), Lebagny (4.0 nm), Sounga (1.4 nm), Mbama (2.2 nm) and Livikou (1.0 nm). A path from Mbigou leads to Kembélé, used by the Nzabi people. This region of Gabon is very densely forested with evergreen trees, especially to the east with the Birougou National Park.

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Geography

Latitude
-1.8961
Longitude
11.9096
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
6
Distinct species (top 10)
5

Most-observed species

  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    2
  • African Giant Toad
    Sclerophrys superciliaris (Boulenger, 1888) · Amphibia
    1
  • African Bush Viper
    Atheris squamigera Hallowell, 1854 · Squamata
    1
  • Common Waxbill
    Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Eudocima divitiosa (Walker, 1869)
    Eudocima divitiosa (Walker, 1869) · Insecta
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan
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Tita Nzebi
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People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.01
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,465

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
34
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API