Mékambo Explained

Official Name:Mékambo
Pushpin Map:Gabon
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gabon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Gabon
Subdivision Name1:Ogooué-Ivindo Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:4891
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:1.0167°N 69°W

Mékambo is a small town in north-eastern Gabon on the banks of the Zadié river. It is located in the Ogooué-Ivindo province of Gabon and is the seat of the Zadié Department. It has received international press for recent outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in 1994 and 1997.

It is served by Mékambo Airport.

Climate

Mékambo has a tropical dry savanna climate (Köppen climate classification As).

Minerals

Iron ore deposits are found in the vicinity.