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Mékambo

Ogooué-Ivindotown

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Coordinates1.01°, 13.96°

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City facts

Overview

Mékambo is a small town in north-eastern Gabon on the banks of the Zadié river. It is located in the Ogooué-Ivindo province of Gabon and is the seat of the Zadié Department. It has received international press for recent outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in 1994 and 1997.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
1.0150
Longitude
13.9565
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
19
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tambourine Dove
    Turtur tympanistria (Temminck, 1809) · Aves
    2
  • Western Tree Hyrax
    Dendrohyrax dorsalis (Fraser, 1854) · Mammalia
    1
  • Great Blue Turaco
    Corythaeola cristata (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves
    1
  • Splendid Starling
    Lamprotornis splendidus (Vieillot, 1822) · Aves
    1
  • Green Crombec
    Sylvietta virens Cassin, 1859 · Aves
    1
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    1
  • Vieillot's Weaver
    Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    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 magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

R
Robert Zotoumbat
Gabonese writer and teacher
P
Prisca Koho Nlend
Gabonese politician

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,612

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
37
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Splendid Starling
Splendid Starling
Lamprotornis splendidus
Seen 2024-01-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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