Bakoumba
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Bakoumba is a town in south eastern Gabon
with a population of around 2,500 - 3000 people. It lies south west of Moanda
and was the headquarters for the COMILOG Cableway
, carrying manganese
from Moanda to Mbinda
in Congo-Brazzaville. The cable car closed in 1986.
The town is known for Lékédi Park, a nature reserve
, fish farm and exotic animal farm.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
with a population of around 2,500 - 3000 people. It lies south west of Moanda
Moanda
Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué , which began mining in 1957...
and was the headquarters for the COMILOG Cableway
COMILOG Cableway
The COMILOG Cableway was one of the longest cableways in the world, until its closure in 1986. The ropeway conveyor ran for 76 km from Moanda in the Haut-Ogooué Province of south eastern Gabon to Mbinda in the Republic of Congo....
, carrying manganese
Manganese
Manganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. It has the atomic number 25. It is found as a free element in nature , and in many minerals...
from Moanda to Mbinda
Mbinda
Mbinda is a town in the Republic of Congo, lying on the border with Gabon. It is a transport hub and lies at the end of a railway line to Brazzaville....
in Congo-Brazzaville. The cable car closed in 1986.
The town is known for Lékédi Park, a nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
, fish farm and exotic animal farm.