Akanda | |
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  Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 0°30′N9°30′E / 0.500°N 9.500°E | |
| Country | Gabon |
| Province | Estuaire Province |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 34,548 |
Akanda is the 10th largest city in Gabon. It had a population of 34,548 in 2013. It is situated in the Estuaire Province, which is also the capital of province. [1]
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.
The Ogooué-Lolo Province is one of the nine provinces of Gabon, slightly southeast of central Gabon. The regional capital is Koulamoutou, a city of approximately 16,000 people. It is the ninth largest city in Gabon and the home of slightly more than one-third of the provincial population.
The provinces of Gabon are divided into forty-nine departments. The departments are listed below, by province :
Akanda National Park is one of 13 National Parks in Gabon set up in 2002 by President Omar Bongo after a two-year study by the DFC, WCS and WWF. The 13 national parks are designed to represent the biodiversity of the country and encourage tourism. Akanda National Park is located in the northeast of the country, near Libreville, with coastline along the Mondah and Corisco bays.
The Coupe du Gabon Interclubs is the top knockout tournament of the Gabonese football.
Estuaire is the most populous of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 20,740 km2. The provincial capital is Akanda, but the largest city is Libreville, Gabon's national capital. The province is named for the Gabon Estuary, which lies at the heart of the province.
Akanda Football Club is a Gabonese football club based in Libreville, Gabon. The club plays in the highest level league of Gabon – Gabon Championnat National D1.
The 2016–17 Gabon Championnat National D1 is the 49th season in top-flight football in Gabon. Mounana are the defending champions having won their second title.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Libreville, Gabon.
Régis Manon was a Gabonese professional football player and coach.
Komo-Océan is a department of Estuaire Province in Gabon. The population was 553 in 2013.
Ogooué-Létili is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon. It had a population of 2,791 in 2013.
Lékabi-Léwolo is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon. It had a population of 4,914 in 2013.
Bayi-Brikolo is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon. It had a population of 1,998 in 2013.
Doutsila is a department of Nyanga Province in Gabon. Its population is 4,623 according to 2013 census. Its capital is Mabanda.
Mongo is a department of Nyanga Province in Gabon. Its chief town is the city of Moulengui-Binza. It had a population of 2,602 in 2013.
Offoué-Onoye is a department of Ogooué-Lolo Province in Gabon. It had a population of 2,743 in 2013.
Frédéric Gassita is a Gabonese pianist, composer and record producer best known for his musical work combining jazz, classical music and African music. He was the third African student admitted to Berklee College of Music and the first Gabonese. Gassita is a founding member and president of the African Music Institute in Libreville.
Events in the year 2002 in Gabon.
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