Ntoum

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Ntoum
Nkan
Town
Ntoum
Location in Gabon
Coordinates: 0°23′4″N 9°45′14″E / 0.38444°N 9.75389°E / 0.38444; 9.75389Coordinates: 0°23′4″N 9°45′14″E / 0.38444°N 9.75389°E / 0.38444; 9.75389
Country  Gabon
Province Estuaire Province
Population (1993)
 • Total 6,188
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Ntoum or Nkan is a town in Estuaire Province in northwestern Gabon . It is the capital of the Komo-Mondah Department. Nkan lies along the N1 road and L106 road, 39.2 kilometres by road east of Libreville and 12.2 kilometres north of Nzamaligue.[1] In the 1993 census it had a population of 6,188 and in 2012 has an estimated population of 11,754.[2] It is served by Nkan Airport.[3] It is located on the Trans-Gabon Railway and is the proposed junction for the line to the iron ore exporting port of Santa Clara.[4] NToum has an integrated cement plant.

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps. Maps (Map).
  2. ↑ "Gabon: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Nkan". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 30 March 2012. 
  4. ↑ "China given monopoly to work Gabon's untapped iron ore resources". Business Report. Retrieved 20 March 2012. 
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