Mékambo

Mékambo
Mékambo
Mékambo is located in Gabon
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
Department
Population
 – Total 4,891

Mékambo is a small village in on the banks of the Zadié river. It is located in the Ogooué-Ivindo province of Gabon. 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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