Mékambo

Mékambo
Mékambo

Location in Gabon

Coordinates: 1°1′N 13°56′E / 1.017°N 13.933°E / 1.017; 13.933
Country  Gabon
Province Ogooué-Ivindo Province
Population
  Total 4,891

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.

Minerals

Iron ore deposits are found in the vicinity.

References

    Coordinates: 1°01′N 13°56′E / 1.017°N 13.933°E / 1.017; 13.933


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