Business in Libreville, Gabon

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Transport and Foreign Trade in Libreville (Estuary, Business Gabon), Owendo, Komo river, wood trade

Libreville is the political and administrative capital of Gabon (Central Africa)

The population of Libreville is 850,000 inhabitants (the largest city of Gabon, 50% of the Gabonese population)
1. All the Gabonese ethnic groups are present in Libreville
2. Strong immigration of Nigerians and Beninese
Libreville is the most important wood commercial centre (okoumé) in Central Africa
The leading industries in Libreville are shipbuilding, brewing and sawmills
Main exports of Libreville are wood, rubber and cocoa
The headquarters of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) are in Libreville
Gabon Airlines is based in Libreville

Logistics and Transportation in Libreville (Gabon)

Libreville is a port (Owendo) on the Komo river, near the Gulf of Guinea
1. Komo River crosses Libreville and pours its waters into the Ocean
2. Komo River also represents a potential source of hydroelectric power for Libreville

Logistics: Ports of Gabon

There is no Road linking Libreville with Port-Gentil (144 kilometres, it is necessary to use river or maritime transport).

Distance from Franceville to Libreville (National Road 3 by Moanda): 735 kilometres (12 hours)

Distance to Oyem: 411 kilometres

Gabon: road Libreville-Franceville

Franceville-Libreville Railway (Trans-Gabonese, 669 kilometres)

Transriver port (1.600 kilometres) available between Port-Gentil and the port of Owendo

Léon Mba International Airport

Gabon - Libreville

Gabon Libreville (Business)

Transport, Trade and Business in Gabon

77% of the population are francophone
Main religion in Libreville is Christianity
1. Archdiocese of Libreville
Gabonese Province: Estuary (capital)
Libreville is on the north-west coast of Gabon (Gulf of Guinea)
1. Mouth delta of the Komo River
From north to south, the main neighbourhoods of Libreville are the residential area Batterie IV, Quartier Louis (nightlife), Mont-Bouët (the largest Gabonese market) and Nombakélé (shopping areas), Glass (first European establishment in Gabon), Oloumi (large industrial area) and Lalala, a residential area
Climate of Libreville: tropical

Transport, Trade and Business in Libreville Gabon

National Museum of Arts and Traditions
Akanda National Park
Mpongwe are a Gabonese ethnic group; They were the first known inhabitants of the Estuary and Libreville region.
Slave Trade
1849: foundation of Libreville (freed slaves)
Mpongwe Kingdom
Early twentieth century: Libreville was the capital of the French Congo

Estuary Province (North-West of Gabon)

The capital of the Gabonese Estuary Province is Libreville

Population of the Estuary Province: 900,000 inhabitants (the most populated of Gabon)
Area of the Estuary Province: 20,740 km²
Contiguous Provinces: Woleu-Ntem and Moyen-Ogooué
National Parks of Akanda and Pongara

Logistics, Trade and Business in Gabon

The five departments of the Estuary Province are:

The seven communes of the Estuary Province of Gabon are:

Border of the Estuary Province: Equatorial Guinea (Continental Region)

Higher Education in Libreville (Gabon)