Ndjolé
Encyclopedia
Ndjolé is a town in Gabon
, lying north east of Lambaréné
on the River Ogooué, the N2 road
and the Trans-Gabon Railway
. It is known as a base for logging
and as a transport hub. Ndjolé is the last city that can be reached by barge traffic
traveling up the Ogooué River
. Above Ndjolé there are rapids on the river.
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...
, lying north east of 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....
on the River Ogooué, the N2 road
N2 road (Gabon)
The N2 road is one of the national highways of Gabon. It connects to the north and across into Cameroon.Towns located along the highway include:*Anonébéré*Bifoun*Alembe*Viate*Mitzic*Bibasse*Oyem*Bitam*Éboro –...
and the Trans-Gabon Railway
Trans-Gabon Railway
The Trans-Gabon Railway is the only railway in Gabon. It runs 670 km east from Owendo port station in Libreville to Franceville via numerous stations, the main ones being Ndjolé, Lopé, Booué, Lastoursville and Moanda.- Construction :...
. It is known as a base for logging
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
and as a transport hub. Ndjolé is the last city that can be reached by barge traffic
Barge
A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Some barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats...
traveling up the Ogooué River
Ogooué River
The Ogooué , some 1,200 km long, is the principal river of Gabon in west central Africa. Its watershed drains nearly the entire country of Gabon, with some tributaries reaching into the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea....
. Above Ndjolé there are rapids on the river.
Further Reading
- Petringa, Maria. Brazza, A Life for Africa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006. ISBN 9781-4259-11980. Describes Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's extensive explorations of Gabon and surrounding countries.