Lambaréné




Place in Moyen-Ogooué, Gabon



















Lambaréné

Street in Lambaréné
Street in Lambaréné



Lambaréné is located in Gabon

Lambaréné

Lambaréné



Location in Gabon

Coordinates: 0°41′18″S 10°13′55″E / 0.68833°S 10.23194°E / -0.68833; 10.23194Coordinates: 0°41′18″S 10°13′55″E / 0.68833°S 10.23194°E / -0.68833; 10.23194
Country
 Gabon
Province Moyen-Ogooué
Population
(2013 census)

 • Total 38,775

Lambaréné is a town and the capital of Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. With a population of 38,775 as of 2013, it is located 75 kilometres south of the equator.


Lambaréné is based in the Central African Rainforest at the river Ogooué. This river divides the city into 3 districts: Rive Gauche, Ile Lambaréné and Rive Droite. The Albert Schweitzer Hospital and the districts Adouma and Abongo are located on Rive Droite. The districts Atongowanga, Sahoty, Dakar, Grand Village, Château, Lalala and Bordamur build the Ile Lambaréné. The majority of the people in Lambaréné live in the district Isaac located on Rive Gauche. This district hosts the Lambaréné Airport.


Today[when?] Lambaréné is inhabited mainly by Bantu ethnic groups such as the Fang, Bapounou, Eshira, and Myéné; these displaced the Pygmies to the east and north of Gabon. The main economic activity in the town is the fishery and a new port is under construction.




Contents






  • 1 Schweitzer


  • 2 Climate


  • 3 Notable residents


  • 4 References


  • 5 Bibliography


  • 6 External links





Schweitzer




Schweitzer tomb


The Franco-German Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) founded his world-renowned Hospital in Lambaréné in 1913. Today, the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer comprises departments of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, a maternity clinic, a dentistry clinic and since 1981 a Medical Research Unit, which focuses on malaria research.[1][2]



Climate


Lambaréné has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average temperature at Lambaréné is 27 °C. The rainy season starts in October and ends in June (including a short dry season in December/January). The long dry season is from July to September.






































































































































Climate data for Lambarene (1961–1990)
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Average high °C (°F)
 31.5
(88.7)
 32.2
(90.0)
 32.3
(90.1)
 32.5
(90.5)
 31.3
(88.3)
 28.9
(84.0)
 27.9
(82.2)
 28.4
(83.1)
 30.0
(86.0)
 31.0
(87.8)
 30.8
(87.4)
 30.9
(87.6)
 30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)
 27.2
(81.0)
 27.6
(81.7)
 27.6
(81.7)
 27.8
(82.0)
 27.2
(81.0)
 25.3
(77.5)
 23.9
(75.0)
 24.7
(76.5)
 26.1
(79.0)
 26.9
(80.4)
 26.9
(80.4)
 27.1
(80.8)
 26.5
(79.7)
Average low °C (°F)
 22.9
(73.2)
 22.9
(73.2)
 22.8
(73.0)
 23.1
(73.6)
 23.1
(73.6)
 21.7
(71.1)
 19.9
(67.8)
 20.9
(69.6)
 22.2
(72.0)
 22.8
(73.0)
 23.0
(73.4)
 23.2
(73.8)
 22.4
(72.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
 175.3
(6.90)
 145.2
(5.72)
 253.8
(9.99)
 212.8
(8.38)
 162.2
(6.39)
 20.9
(0.82)
 3.2
(0.13)
 6.9
(0.27)
 71.0
(2.80)
 347.7
(13.69)
 393.9
(15.51)
 172.0
(6.77)
 1,968.9
(77.52)
Average precipitation days
 12.1
 10.7
 15.0
 14.1
 13.8
 2.9
 2.1
 5.1
 9.6
 21.9
 20.8
 12.5
 140.6
Average relative humidity (%)
 83
 81
 81
 81
 83
 84
 82
 81
 80
 81
 83
 84
 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours
 142.9
 145.2
 145.1
 143.1
 123.9
 74.2
 70.6
 53.4
 55.9
 70.9
 117.1
 129.4
 1,271.7
Source: NOAA[3]



Notable residents




  • Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italo-French explorer and later colonial governor of French Equatorial Africa, resided at Lambaréné on several occasions.


  • Rose Francine Rogombé, Interim President following the death of Omar Bongo, was born in Lambaréné.


  • André Raponda Walker, the anthropologist and priest, worked nearby.[4]



References





  1. ^ Baron, David (17 May 2012). "Historic Albert Schweitzer Hospital adapts to new Africa". Public Radio International..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "History". Centre de Recherches Médicale de Lambaréné (CERMEL). Retrieved 18 February 2017.


  3. ^ "Lambarn (Lambaréné) Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2016.


  4. ^ Biography of Raponds Walker, accessed 11 August 2008




Bibliography


  • Maria Petringa, Brazza, A Life for Africa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006.
    ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0


External links



  • Medical Research Unit, Albert Schweitzer Hospital Lambaréné

  • Austrian Social Service in Lambaréne











































































 


  • v

  • t

  • e


Most populous cities or towns in Gabon
According to the 2013 Census[1]


Rank
Name
Province
 Pop.

Libreville
Libreville
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil
 1 Libreville Estuaire 703,940
2 Port-Gentil Ogooué-Maritime 136,462
3 Franceville Haut-Ogooué 110,568
4 Owendo Estuaire 79,300
5 Oyem Woleu-Ntem 60,685
6 Moanda Haut-Ogooué 59,154
7 Ntoum Estuaire 51,954
8 Lambaréné Moyen-Ogooué 38,775
9 Mouila Ngounié 36,061
10 Akanda Estuaire 34,548





  1. ^ http://citypopulation.de/Gabon-Cities.html







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