Okondja Explained

Okondja
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Gabon
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gabon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Gabon
Subdivision Name1:Haut-Ogooué
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Sebe-Brikolo
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:10,136
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:-0.6519°N 13.6778°W

Okondja is a town in Haut-Ogooué province, eastern Gabon. It is the capital of the Sebe-Brikolo Department. According to the 1993 census it had a population of 5,193 and in 2013 it had an estimated population of 10,136 .[1] It lies along National Route 15 and is served by Okondja Airport. There are significant manganese reserves in the area. There is an old cinema at Okandja named Sébé Cinema.

Geography and geology

By road, Okondja is located northeast of Franceville. It lies on the Sébé River and is located in the Sébé Valley.[2] [3] It lies along National Route 15 and is served by Okondja Airport.[4]

Geologically it belongs to the Okondja Basin, a forested area[5] with submarine "spilitic volcanism", which explains its significant manganese reserves.[6] [7] A Chinese-Brazilian consortium is keen on exploiting local reserves of manganese, and there is a known manganese ore mine about to the east and numerous others in the area.[8] [9] [10] By 2004, the Brazilians had shown an interest in exploiting at least two deposits in the Okondja area.[11] A 2006 assessment of the area concluded that if exploited to its full potential, Gabon could become the leading exporter of manganese in the world, if the deposits at Franceville, Mbigou and Ndjolé are also exploited.[12] Okondja is also said to have a high diversity of unusual cultivars and bananas and coffee are produced in the area.[13] [14]

Demographics

The prefectures of Okondja and Franceville are home to the Obamba people, also known as the Mbamba, who speak a Mbede language.[15] The Lendambomo language is said to be spoken in Okondja.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabon. https://archive.today/20130630193427/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=de&des=wg&srt=pnan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-80. dead. June 30, 2013. World Gazetteer. 13 April 2013.
  2. Book: Labourdette, Jean-Paul. Petit Futé Gabon São Tomé et Principe. 13 April 2013. 4 January 2008. Petit Futé. French. 978-2-7469-1290-8. 258.
  3. Book: Province du Haut-Ogooué. 13 April 2013. 1979. Multipress Gabon. 50. French.
  4. Web site: Okondja (OKN) Gabon. World-airport-codes.com. 13 April 2013.
  5. Book: Kesler. Stephen E.. Ohmoto. Hiroshi. Evolution of Early Earth's Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, And Biosphere: Constraints from Ore Deposits. 13 April 2013. 2006. Geological Society of America. 978-0-8137-1198-0. 161.
  6. Book: Laznicka, Peter. Giant Metallic Deposits: Future Sources of Industrial Metals. 13 April 2013. 2010. Springer. 978-3-642-12405-1. 472.
  7. Book: Genèse des formations précambriennes de fer et de manganèse. 13 April 2013. 1973. International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, UNESCO. 978-92-3-001108-6. 307.
  8. Book: Miller. Andreas. Melber. Henning. Walraven. Klaas van. Kamete, Amin. Africa Yearbook Volume 3: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara In 2006. 13 April 2013. 31 October 2007. BRILL. 978-90-04-16263-1. 257.
  9. Book: Reyna, Jenaro González. Symposium sobre yacimientos de manganeso. 13 April 2013. 1956. s.n.. 12.
  10. Book: Kun, Nicolas De. The mineral resources of Africa. 13 April 2013. 1965. Elsevier Pub. Co.. 288.
  11. Book: African Economic Outlook. 13 April 2013. 2004. OECD. 2.
  12. Book: OECD. African Development Bank. African Economic Outlook 2008. 13 April 2013. 19 May 2008. OECD Publishing. 978-92-64-04644-3. 319.
  13. Book: Fouré. Eric. Frison. E. A.. Bananas and Food Security. 13 April 2013. 1999. Bioversity International. 978-2-910810-36-8. 192.
  14. Book: Paul, Marc Aicardi de Saint. Gabon: The Development of a Nation. 13 April 2013. 1989. Routledge. 978-0-415-03906-2. 52.
  15. Book: Olsen, James Stuart. The peoples of Africa: an ethnohistorical dictionary. 13 April 2013. 1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-27918-8. 461.
  16. Book: T. Harteveld. AFRILEX.. Lexikos. 13 April 2013. 1999. Buro van die WAT. 261.

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