Ntoum
| Ntoum Nkan | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 | |
  Ntoum Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 0°23′4″N 9°45′14″E / 0.38444°N 9.75389°ECoordinates: 0°23′4″N 9°45′14″E / 0.38444°N 9.75389°E | |
| Country |
 Gabon |
| Province | Estuaire Province |
| Population (1993) | |
| • Total | 6,188 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Ntoum or Nkan is a town in Estuaire Province in northwestern Gabon . It is the capital of the Komo-Mondah Department. Nkan lies along the N1 road and L106 road, 39.2 kilometres by road east of Libreville and 12.2 kilometres north of Nzamaligue.[1] In the 1993 census it had a population of 6,188 and in 2012 has an estimated population of 11,754.[2] It is served by Nkan Airport.[3] It is located on the Trans-Gabon Railway and is the proposed junction for the line to the iron ore exporting port of Santa Clara.[4] NToum has an integrated cement plant.
References
- ↑ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ↑ "Gabon: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ "Nkan". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ "China given monopoly to work Gabon's untapped iron ore resources". Business Report. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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