1123:. The taxi fare usually doubles for night drives. A premium price (doubled fare) is requested for passengers travelling beyond paved roads, given the hardships of the road, lack or non existence of illuminated roads at night, or pedestrians randomly walking on the road. Most of the cars are obsolete given the prohibitively high cost of new imported cars. Furthermore, the lack of local car spareparts manufacturers underscores the need to import such parts from as far as Europe, the increased price as well as the lengthy delivery duration penalize altogether the traffic.
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433:(Aw). Despite the fact that the city lies in close proximity to the equator, Port-Gentil experiences noticeably warmer and cooler periods of the year with average temperatures in July (the city's coolest month) hovering at around 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) and average temperatures in February and March (the city's warmest months) at around 27 °C (81 °F). Port-Gentil features a lengthy
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The limited number of paved roads within the city are poorly maintained. The roads are paved in the inner city up to the outskirts of the new residential districts in N'Tchengue, where sandy paths with frequent potholes prevail. Traffic jams are common in road junctions such as the
Carrefour Tobia or
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building lies next to the port. The western
Atlantic seaside is scarcely populated, mainly due to the presence of strong winds and sea currents. As is the case with other cities in Gabon, the authorities have not yet implemented house numbering in Port-Gentil, and the use of postal boxes is common.
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are found within the downtown area between the Avenue
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The highest recorded temperature was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 26 February 2016; the lowest recorded temperature was 13.2 °C (55.8 °F) on 1 August 1953.
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The city centre lies next to the harbour on the Port-Gentil Bay seaside. Hotels, banks, shops, and supermarkets (such as the Casino and Cecado brands) and the
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Léon Mba, close to the downtown area. There are plenty of shared taxi services for which the price of a drive is negotiable, starting usually at 400
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that covers the remaining four months. The city receives roughly 2,000 millimetres (79 in) of precipitation annually.
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is Gabon's westernmost point. As of 2013 census, it had a population of 136,462.
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Port Gentil - the world's most expensive city, Time
Magazine online, Mar 16 2007
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began oil exploration in the area. It received its first bank branch when
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Moroccan nationalist leader
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people in 1873. It was used as a base for the expeditions of
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October through May and a relatively short
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A 1947 population of 4,500 grew to 21,000 by 1960. An
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1333:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1068:Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)
346:who resided in the city between 1937 and 1946.
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1504:Populated places in Ogooué-Maritime Province
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260:by the French, who signed a treaty with the
1395:École publique conventionnée de Port-Gentil
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1181:Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Gentil
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1360:. College of William & Mary
27:Place in Ogooue-Maritime, Gabon
1519:Port cities and towns in Gabon
1446:Historical Dictionary of Gabon
364:The town is now known for its
216:. It is the center of Gabon's
208:is the second-largest city of
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1271:Fiftieth anniversary monument
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1401:. Retrieved on May 3, 2015.
1193:Evangelical Church of Gabon
1109:Export–Import Bank of China
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1309:(in French). Meteo Climat
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1307:"Station Port Gentil"
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410:Casino de Port-Gentil
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197:French pronunciation:
1444:David E. Gardinier,
500:Record high °C (°F)
431:tropical wet and dry
274:Hatton & Cookson
256:in the delta of the
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1215:Alexander N'Doumbou
780:Record low °C (°F)
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246:Bartholomew Roberts
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1167:Places of worship
1145:Schools include:
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970:relative humidity
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104:Coordinates:
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351:oil refinery
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325:Émile Gentil
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258:Ogooué River
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226:delta island
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61:Coat of arms
1499:Port-Gentil
1478: /
1291:Port-Gentil
1235:Main street
390:golf course
359:natural gas
193:Port-Gentil
126: /
89:Port-Gentil
34:Port-Gentil
18:Port Gentil
1493:Categories
1364:2023-09-06
1277:References
1171:Among the
1127:Healthcare
1121:CFA Francs
1094:Libreville
439:dry season
435:wet season
250:Royal Navy
234:Cape Lopez
178:Population
167:Department
1378:Home page
1199:mosques.
1177:Christian
1141:Education
396:in local
370:nightlife
278:John Holt
266:de Brazza
218:petroleum
1338:March 8,
1058:1,723.8
968:Average
919:(76.90)
909:(13.87)
874:(11.78)
869:(10.50)
850:Average
565:(100.4)
510:(100.4)
394:wildlife
368:and its
282:Woermann
155:Province
1439:Sources
1416:Archive
1412:Accueil
1382:Archive
1358:AidData
1313:11 June
1222:Gallery
917:1,953.2
914:(8.94)
904:(7.08)
899:(1.25)
894:(0.20)
889:(0.13)
884:(0.45)
879:(5.93)
864:(7.00)
859:(9.76)
845:(55.8)
840:(64.8)
835:(60.4)
830:(67.1)
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820:(55.8)
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525:(91.8)
520:(92.7)
515:(94.3)
505:(90.7)
421:Climate
386:beaches
310:plywood
270:customs
240:History
228:in the
214:seaport
186:136,462
139:Country
1466:8°47′E
1463:0°43′S
1247:Street
1197:Muslim
1105:Omboué
1055:147.2
1052:115.1
1049:116.1
1046:125.7
1043:135.3
1040:163.1
1037:156.3
1034:147.8
1031:151.5
1028:154.5
1025:160.8
1022:150.4
963:134.3
456:Month
398:swamps
388:and a
382:casino
366:hotels
355:SOGARA
329:timber
306:okoumé
294:rubber
288:, and
262:Orungu
230:Ogooue
222:timber
206:Mandji
114:8°47′E
111:0°43′S
37:Mandji
1429:Gabon
1259:Beach
1098:Gabon
960:13.9
957:19.6
954:17.4
939:10.2
936:15.5
933:16.4
930:12.7
927:14.8
912:227.1
907:352.2
902:179.9
877:150.6
872:299.3
867:266.8
862:177.8
857:247.8
495:Year
302:woods
298:ivory
210:Gabon
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148:Gabon
1399:AEFE
1340:2015
1315:2016
972:(%)
951:9.0
948:3.4
945:0.5
942:0.9
897:31.8
882:11.5
843:13.2
838:18.2
833:15.8
828:19.5
823:18.2
818:13.2
813:16.0
808:16.4
803:19.0
798:18.0
793:19.5
788:19.4
783:17.6
773:23.3
768:24.0
763:23.5
758:23.5
753:23.0
748:21.9
743:21.1
738:22.0
733:24.1
728:24.2
723:24.3
718:24.4
713:24.2
703:26.0
698:26.5
693:26.1
688:25.9
683:25.4
678:24.7
673:23.5
668:24.4
663:26.6
658:27.1
653:27.3
648:27.3
643:26.9
633:28.5
628:29.0
623:28.6
618:28.3
613:27.7
608:27.4
603:25.9
598:26.7
593:29.0
588:30.0
583:30.3
578:30.2
573:29.5
563:38.0
558:35.0
553:34.0
548:33.0
543:33.3
538:33.1
533:30.8
528:33.2
523:33.2
518:33.7
513:34.6
508:38.0
503:32.6
492:Dec
489:Nov
486:Oct
483:Sep
480:Aug
477:Jul
474:Jun
471:May
468:Apr
465:Mar
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425:The
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380:, a
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296:and
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892:5.0
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