Gabon’s capital is Libreville. It covers 65 hectares (25 mi2) in the northern province of Estuaire. It is located near the Gulf of Guinea on the Komo River. The 2013 census showed that the population was 703,904.

The Mpongwe had lived in the area since 1839, when the French took over the land. The city was later a US Christian mission and a slave resettlement location before becoming the principal port for the French Equatorial Africa colony. It was a small trading post and administrative center with 32,000 people when Gabonese independence occurred in 1960. Libreville is now home to one-third of the country’s national population. It has experienced rapid growth since 1960.

Port-Gentil, also known as Mandji, is Gabon’s second-largest and most important seaport. It is the heart of Gabon’s timber and petroleum industries. It is situated on an island delta in the Ogooue Delta with no bridges to the mainland. Gabon’s westernmost point is near Cape Lopez. It was home to 136,462 people in 2013.

Franceville, which has a population of 110 568, is one of the four largest cities in Gabon. It is located on the River Mpassa, at the Trans-Gabon Railway’s end, along the N3 highway. It was initially a village called Masuku. Pierre Savorgnan de Brzza selected it to resettle ex-slaves. In 1880, he renamed Francheville. Franceville was later given the name Franceville.

Moanda is a large town in Gabon. It lies on the N3 highway in Haut Ogooue. It is also one of the most important towns for manganese mining under the auspices of the Compagnie Miniere de l’Ogooue. The mines were first started in 1957.

Moanda is home to around 39,298 residents and is second in the Haut-Ogooue Region after Franceville. It’s also a border city located 100 km from the Republic of Congo.

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

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