Mounana
Mounana | |
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Town | |
  Mounana Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 1°24′5″S 13°9′41″E / 1.40139°S 13.16139°E | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Haut-Ogooué |
| Department | Lemboumbi-Leyou |
| Population (1993) | |
• Total | 6,372 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Mounana is a town in Gabon. It lies on the N3 road and from 1958 until the 1990s was a major uranium mining centre.[1] The mine is now closed, and it is now primarily a centre for agriculture. According to the 1993 census it had a population of 6,372 and in 2013 it had an estimated population of 12,437.[2]
References
- ^ Schlüter, Thomas (2008). Geological Atlas of Africa: With Notes on Stratigraphy, Tectonics, Economic Geology, Geohazards and Geosites of Each Country. Springer. p. 112. ISBN 978-3-540-76373-4. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Gabon". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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