Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904.
Libreville | |
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Boulevard du nord, Palais du Sénat, Gabon Mining Logistics building, Church of Notre-Dame de Lourdes, The Mosquée du CHU (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire), Bay of the Cap | |
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Libreville Location in Gabon Libreville Libreville (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 0°23′25″N 9°27′15″E | |
| Country | Gabon |
| Province | Estuaire Province |
| Capital district | Libreville |
| Area | |
| • Land | 65.42 km2 (25.26 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 189 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • City | 703,904 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.738 high |
| Website | www |
The area has been inhabited by the Mpongwe people since before the French acquired the land in 1839. It was later an American Christian mission, and a slave resettlement site, before becoming the chief port of the colony of French Equatorial Africa. By the time of Gabonese independence in 1960, the city was a trading post and minor administrative centre with a population of 32,000. Since 1960, Libreville has grown rapidly and now is home to one-third of the national population.
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