Browse / Gabon / Ngounié / Samba
Samba
Ngouniévillage
Demographic figures from DGS Gabon. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Samba sits in Ngounié, Gabon and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at -1.021°, 10.674°, a equatorial location in the southern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,462 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 57% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis G.R.Gray, 1849 · Aves2
- White-backed Night-HeronGorsachius leuconotus (Wagler, 1827) · Aves2
- Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini Heine, 1860 · Aves2
- White-throated Blue SwallowHirundo nigrita G.R.Gray, 1845 · Aves2
- African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1812) · Aves2
- African woollyneckCiconia microscelis G.R.Gray, 1848 · Aves1
- western honey beeApis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta1
- African fan shrimpAtya gabonensis Giebel, 1875 · Malacostraca1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-01-0940 km SSW of Lambaréné, Gabon
- M 4.6 — 2023-09-2542 km S of Lambaréné, Gabon
- M 4.6 — 2023-01-1030 km S of Lambaréné, Gabon
- M 5.5 — 2022-12-0434 km S of Lambaréné, Gabon
- M 4.5 — 2021-05-0948 km SSW of Lambaréné, Gabon
- M 4.7 — 2021-04-2739 km S of Lambaréné, Gabon
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species








Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org