Moanda

Moanda

Abu Bakry Sidik
Moanda Abu Bakry Sidik
	Lemboumbi-Leyou Department
Population (2010)
• Total	39,298

Moanda is one of the largest towns in

Republic of Congo

.

History

Moanda was originally a village lying on the

Republic of Congo was constructed to export the manganese, but it was eventually closed in 1986 when the Trans-Gabon Railway was completed.^[4]

The city further grew during the 1990s owing to an influx of refugees from then war-torn Republic of Congo.

Geography and climate

Moanda lies on several adjacent plateaus lying between the higher and larger Bangombe plateau in the north, and the Miosso swamp in the south. Rocky formations Mount Boundinga and Mount Moanda lie further south.

The climate is equatorial, with an alternation of

thunderstorms

and hot temperatures between January and March, and cool temperatures from July to September.

Climate data for Moanda
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.7 (83.7)	29.4 (84.9)	29.9 (85.8)	29.8 (85.6)	28.8 (83.8)	27.1 (80.8)	26.2 (79.2)	26.8 (80.2)	28.0 (82.4)	28.4 (83.1)	28.5 (83.3)	28.1 (82.6)	28.3 (82.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.5 (76.1)	24.8 (76.6)	25.1 (77.2)	25.1 (77.2)	24.6 (76.3)	23.2 (73.8)	22.4 (72.3)	22.9 (73.2)	23.8 (74.8)	24.1 (75.4)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	24.1 (75.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	20.1 (68.2)	20.2 (68.4)	20.4 (68.7)	20.3 (68.5)	19.3 (66.7)	18.5 (65.3)	18.9 (66.0)	19.6 (67.3)	19.8 (67.6)	19.8 (67.6)	20.0 (68.0)	19.8 (67.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	165.3 (6.51)	202.6 (7.98)	273.6 (10.77)	220.5 (8.68)	213.0 (8.39)	39.2 (1.54)	13.5 (0.53)	19.4 (0.76)	126.4 (4.98)	265.8 (10.46)	274.8 (10.82)	192.1 (7.56)	2,006.2 (78.98)
Average precipitation days	13.4	15.0	17.6	16.4	15.6	3.9	2.8	3.9	11.4	18.8	20.2	16.2	155.2
Average relative humidity (%)	74	84	84	84	84	81	81	81	84	87	87	86	83
Source: NOAA^[5]

Divisions

Moanda is divided into three areas. The first area is built on the main plateau and its slopes and includes the commercial centre and populous districts Ankoula, Montagne Sainte and Fumier. The second area includes the most populous districts Alliance, Rio and L'Oasis. The third area is on the easternmost plateau and includes Lekolo and Leyima. Another plateau is home to Rigobert Landji High School, the largest high school in the city. Other districts include the Third Zone in the southwest, and the Mukaba District, on the slopes of the Bangombe Plateau.

Economy

On 24 April 1953 a joint corporation was established to mine a deposit estimated at 50 million tons of manganese ore in Gabon owned by the Bureau of Mines of Overseas France (21%), Eastern Tjbangi Mining Company (15%), Société Mokta El Hadid (15%) and the U.S. Steel (49%). A 220 miles (350 km) railway had first to be built to the coast, so full production was not expected until at least 1960.^[6] The Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (Comilog) had initial capital of CFA 150 million. The first ore was shipped from Moanda on 2 October 1962.^[7] Moanda is now one of the largest manganese mining centres in the world. The operating company,

COMILOG, exports an average 3.5 million tons of manganese a year.^[8]

This makes Gabon one of the three largest manganese exporters in the world. The manganese so far is exploited on the Bangombe Plateau (42 km²).

Education

French international schools include:

Lycée Henri-Sylvoz
École primaire Comilog^[9]

Sport

The main stadium is Stade Henri Sylvoz, the home of AS Mangasport.

Transport

Moanda is served by

Moanda Railway Station is the last stop before Franceville, the southern terminus of the Trans-Gabon Railway. The road to the Republic of Congo goes between Mount Moanda and Mount Boundinga

.

References

^ World Gazetteer^{[dead link]}
^
ISBN 978-0-86543-521-6
. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

^ United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1977). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain) (1993). Country report: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea. The Unit. p. 1. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ "Moanda Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
JSTOR 41377627

^ Gros, Philippe (August 2008), "La COMILOG, une "success story"" (PDF), Réalités Industrielles (in French): 15, retrieved 15 August 2017

^ "Presentation of Eramet manganese activities". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2009.

^ "Accueil Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). École primaire Comilog. Retrieved on 3 May 2015.

01°34′00″S 13°12′00″E / 1.56667°S 13.20000°E / -1.56667; 13.20000

Authority control databases
International

VIAF

National

Israel

United States

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[1] World Gazetteer^{[dead link]}

[Yates1996-2] 
ISBN 978-0-86543-521-6
. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[Service1977-3] United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1977). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[Britain_1993-4] Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain) (1993). Country report: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea. The Unit. p. 1. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[NOAA-5] "Moanda Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[6] JSTOR 41377627

[7] Gros, Philippe (August 2008), "La COMILOG, une "success story"" (PDF), Réalités Industrielles (in French): 15, retrieved 15 August 2017

[8] "Presentation of Eramet manganese activities". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2009.

[9] "Accueil Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). École primaire Comilog. Retrieved on 3 May 2015.

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