Mitzic is a town located in Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon. Mitzic is located 322.71 km from Libreville, the capital of Gabon, and 111.47 km from Oyem, capital of Woleu Ntem.
Mitzic | |
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City | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mitzic Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 0°47′N 11°34′E / 0.783°N 11.567°E | |
| Province | Woleu-Ntem Province |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 4,926 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
History
editThe work of the late Moise Nkoghe Mvé, entitled The History of Mitzic, reports that Mitzic city was founded gradually between 1905 and 1910.[1]
In 1947, Mitzic was the seat of a congress about the Fang culture and language, bringing together representatives of the Fang peoples from Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
Demography
editLanguages
edit- French
- Fang
Geography
editNeighborhoods
edit- Atoute
- Edoung Allanga
- Derrière l'aéroport
- Derrière l’hôpital
- Etang
Villages
edit- Ekouk
- Essong
- Mfoumou
- Sakeville
- Sam
Climate
edit| Climate data for Mitzic (1961–1990, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.0 (100.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.5 (2.85) |
107.5 (4.23) |
191.1 (7.52) |
185.2 (7.29) |
187.5 (7.38) |
51.0 (2.01) |
9.1 (0.36) |
14.7 (0.58) |
138.6 (5.46) |
301.8 (11.88) |
239.7 (9.44) |
90.6 (3.57) |
1,589.3 (62.57) |
| Average precipitation days | 9.7 | 9.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 13.5 | 21.5 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 139.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
| Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[3] | |||||||||||||
Distance to other cities
editNearby cities
editDistance to Capital
edit- Libreville, largest city and capital of Gabon (322.71 km)
- Oyem, Capital of Woleu-Ntem (111.47 km)
Religion
edit- Saint Joseph Catholic Church
- Protestant Church
- Mosque
Education
editNotable people
edit- Jean Baptiste Ngomo Obiang
- Jean Hilaire Mvomah
- Moïse Nkoghe Mvé
- Clément Obame
References
edit- ^ Nkoghe MVE, Moise (19 September 1959). "Histoire de Mitizic". Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Mitzic Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Station Mitzic" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 11 June 2016.