Oyem, also known by the Fang name Nkoum Ekiegn, is a city in northern Gabon and the capital of both Woleu-Ntem Province and the Woleu Department. Situated on a plateau along the N2 road linking Libreville to the Cameroonian border at Kye-Ossi, it recorded 60,685 inhabitants at the 2013 census, making it Gabon's fifth most populous urban commune after Libreville, Port-Gentil, Franceville, and Owendo.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Oyem (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 60,685 (2013)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 1.599972, longitude 11.573583
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 914 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 60685 (2013)
View the Source2. Oyem (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded as military post' = '1904' on 'Oyem'
- In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 1.6,11.5736
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 670.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 1.75, 11.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 1.75, 11.75
1.75 11.75 Am
5. GeoNames: Oyem - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2396646Quote, cities500 record 2396646
1.5995 11.57933 P PPLA GA 09 72939 656 Africa/Libreville
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