Okondja
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. 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.
By road, Okondja is located 156 km northeast of Franceville. It lies on the Sébé River and is located in the Sébé Valley. It lies along National Route 15 and is served by Okondja Airport.
Geologically it belongs to the Okondja Basin, a forested area with submarine "spilitic volcanism", which explains its significant manganese reserves. A Chinese-Brazilian consortium is keen on exploiting local reserves of manganese, and there is a known manganese ore mine about 15 km to the east and numerous others in the area. By 2004, the Brazilians had shown an interest in exploiting at least two deposits in the Okondja area. 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. Okondja is also said to have a high diversity of unusual cultivars and bananas and coffee are produced in the area.
By road, Okondja is located 156 km northeast of Franceville. It lies on the Sébé River and is located in the Sébé Valley. It lies along National Route 15 and is served by Okondja Airport.
Geologically it belongs to the Okondja Basin, a forested area with submarine "spilitic volcanism", which explains its significant manganese reserves. A Chinese-Brazilian consortium is keen on exploiting local reserves of manganese, and there is a known manganese ore mine about 15 km to the east and numerous others in the area. By 2004, the Brazilians had shown an interest in exploiting at least two deposits in the Okondja area. 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. Okondja is also said to have a high diversity of unusual cultivars and bananas and coffee are produced in the area.
Map - Okondja
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Country - Gabon
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Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. Despite this, the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) remains the dominant party. With petroleum and foreign private investment, it has the fourth highest HDI in the region (after Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) and the fifth highest GDP per capita (PPP) in all of Africa (after Seychelles, Mauritius, Equatorial Guinea and Botswana). Its GDP grew by more than 6% per year from 2010 to 2012.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| XAF | Central African CFA franc | Fr | 0 |
| ISO | Language |
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| FR | French language |