Abbreviation for Libreville, Gabon

Libreville [librə vil], capital of Gabon, on the north bank of the Gabunästuars, near the Atlantic (2013) 703 900 residents.

Seat of a Catholic archbishop; University (founded in 1970), College of Administration, technical schools, research institutes (geology, agriculture, etc.), National Museum (local art); International Center of Bantu Civilization; Textile, food, building materials and chemical industries, wood processing, shipbuilding; in the southeastern suburb of Owendo industrial settlement with deep water port, starting point of the Transgabunbahn; international Airport.

There are several national parks nearby, including in the north the Akanda National Park (mangrove coast, turtles, birds), in the south the Pongara National Park (buffalo, elephants).

In addition to the older villages of Fang and the French Fort Aumale, built in 1843, a settlement was established in 1849 for 46 Africans freed from a slave ship. Libreville has been the capital of the colony since 1910 and of the Republic of Gabon since 1960.

City Profile

• Abbreviation: LBV
• Country: Gabon

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