Mouila
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Mouila is the capital of the Ngounié
region of Gabon
. It lies on the River Ngounié and the N1 road
and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is the Lac Bleu
, a lake known for its bright blue water.
Mouila is very spread out and has several markets and commercial centers. A taxi service runs in Mouila. Taxis are green and white and cost 200-500 Central African Francs depending on the distance traveled.
Mouila is home to a huge range of Gabonese ethnic groups and is a major hub of commerce and travel. From Mouila, bush taxis may be obtained traveling to Ndende, Tchibanga, Lambaréné
, Libreville
and Lebamba.
Ngounié
Ngounié is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 37,750 km². The provincial capital is Mouila.To the southeast, Ngounié borders the Niari Region of the Republic of the Congo...
region of Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. It lies on the River Ngounié and the N1 road
N1 road (Gabon)
The N1 road of Gabon is a road that runs from Libreville to Tchibanga that takes approximately 12 hours to drive. The portion of the road from Tchibanga to the border with Congo-Brazzaville is traveled infrequently due to the instability in the later country. However, it usually takes...
and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is the Lac Bleu
Lac Bleu
Lac Bleu may refer to:*Lac Bleu d'Ilhéou, a lake in Hautes-Pyrénées, France*Lac Bleu de Lesponne, a lake in Hautes-Pyrénées, France...
, a lake known for its bright blue water.
Mouila is very spread out and has several markets and commercial centers. A taxi service runs in Mouila. Taxis are green and white and cost 200-500 Central African Francs depending on the distance traveled.
Mouila is home to a huge range of Gabonese ethnic groups and is a major hub of commerce and travel. From Mouila, bush taxis may be obtained traveling to Ndende, Tchibanga, Lambaréné
Lambaréné
Lambaréné is the capital of the political district Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. The city counts 24,000 inhabitants and is located 75 kilometres south of the equator....
, Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
and Lebamba.
Notable people
- François BozizéFrançois BozizéFrançois Bozizé Yangouvonda is the President of the Central African Republic. He came to power in March 2003 after leading a rebellion against President Ange-Félix Patassé and ushered in a transitional period of government...
, the current president of the Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicThe Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, is from Mouila. - Pierre MamboundouPierre MamboundouPierre Mamboundou was a Gabonese politician. He was President of the Union of the Gabonese People , an opposition party in Gabon, from 1989 to 2011.-ACCT career and 1989 events:Mamboundou was born in Mouila...
-politician - André Raponda WalkerAndré Raponda WalkerAndré Raponda Walker was a Gabonese author, ethnographer, Catholic priest, and missionary. Walker wrote extensively about Gabonese language and culture.-Biography:...
, the anthropologist and priest worked near here at a place called Sainte-Martin.