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Explore Mekob in Gabon

Mekob in the region of Ogooué-Ivindo is a town in Gabon - some 240 mi or ( 387 km ) East of Libreville , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Mekob is now 11:16 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Libreville " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yaoundé, Douala, Bertoua, Mongomo, and Bata. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yaoundé . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mekob ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Makokou and Kongou

4:47 min by charlie2858
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I started teaching English in a high school in Makokou, a remote corner of northeastern Gabon, in 1981. In 1983, my appendix burst and my heart stopped. Near death, I left. But made a promise to retur ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Makokou

Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in Gabon. Its coordinates are {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:0|34|N|12|52|E||| | |name= }}. Its altitude is 308 m. Its population in 2004 is around 16,600. The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road. It grew around iron ore mining and lies near the Ivindo National Park.

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Located at 0.57 12.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Ivindo River, Populated places in Ogooué-Ivindo Province

Ivindo Department

Ivindo is a department of Ogooué-Ivindo Province in northern-central Gabon. Its capital is Makokou.

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Located at 0.56 12.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Departments of Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province

Mvoung Department

Mvoung is a department of Ogooué-Ivindo Province in northern-centralGabon. The capital lies at Ovan.

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Located at 0.87 12.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Departments of Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province

Ipassa Makokou Biosphere Reserve

The Ipassa Makokou Biosphere reserve is situated in Gabon and covers 150.00 km². Situated along the banks of the Ivindo River, Ipassa-Makokou Biosphere Reserve represents an example of the dense tropical rainforest of the Congo-Guinean phytogeographic region. The biosphere reserve is Gabon’s only area where no forest exploitation takes place thus the core area is in a relatively pristine state.

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Located at 0.52 12.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Protected areas of Gabon

Ganzi, Gabon

Ganzi is a town in the Ogooué-Ivindo province of Gabon.

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Located at 0.70 13.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in Ogooué-Ivindo Province