Makokou
Makokou | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Makokou Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 0°34′N 12°52′E / 0.567°N 12.867°E | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Ogooué-Ivindo Province |
| Department | Ivindo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (308 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 13,881 |
Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in Gabon. Its coordinates are 0°34′N 12°52′E / 0.567°N 12.867°E. Its altitude is 308 m. Its population in 2004 is around 16,600.
The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road. It grew around iron ore mining and lies near the Ivindo National Park.
Transport[]
A branch of the Trans-Gabon Railway was originally planned to terminate in the town, but the route was abandoned for what are often described as political reasons. At the time, the price of iron ore from the nearby iron ore mines was depressed. In 2006, proposals to build this branch with a possible extension to other iron ore mines at , Cameroon are being considered. At new at Santa Clara would be part of the project.
The town has one airport, Makokou Airport.
Religion[]
Its Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Victoires is the see of the Apostolic Vicariate of Makokou, the country's last Roman Catholic missionary circonscription.
Famous Citizens[]
Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet the one time Prime Minister of Gabon was born in this city.
Climate[]
Makokou has a tropical dry savanna climate (Köppen climate classification As).
| hideClimate data for Makokou (1961–1990, extremes 1949–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.1 (3.47) |
106.9 (4.21) |
190.0 (7.48) |
206.7 (8.14) |
187.7 (7.39) |
54.1 (2.13) |
9.0 (0.35) |
29.3 (1.15) |
142.9 (5.63) |
297.3 (11.70) |
225.7 (8.89) |
103.3 (4.07) |
1,641 (64.61) |
| Average precipitation days | 7.3 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 8.8 | 131.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 131.6 | 137.4 | 158.2 | 160.5 | 150.4 | 101.5 | 60.9 | 58.1 | 95.5 | 134.1 | 132.3 | 122.8 | 1,443.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[2] | |||||||||||||
See also[]
- Transport in Gabon
- Railway stations in Gabon
- Iron ore in Africa
References[]
- ^ "Makokou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Station Makokou" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links[]
Coordinates: 00°34′00″N 12°52′00″E / 0.56667°N 12.86667°E
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- Populated places in Ogooué-Ivindo Province
- Ivindo River