Fougamou is a small town in Ngounié Province in Gabon

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...

. It has a population of about 4,100 and is the capital of Tsamba-Magotsi Department

Tsamba-Magotsi Department

Tsamba-Magotsi is a department of Ngounié Province in southern Gabon. The capital lies at Fougamou....

. It lies along the west bank of the Ngounié River

Ngounie River

The Ngounie River is the last and second most important tributary of the Ogooué River, the first being the Iyunda River.It flows in Gabon, and passes through Fougamou, Sindara, and Mouila.- Course :...

 on the N1 road

N1 road (Gabon)

The N1 road of Gabon is a road that runs from Libreville to Tchibanga that takes approximately 12 hours to drive. The portion of the road from Tchibanga to the border with Congo-Brazzaville is traveled infrequently due to the instability in the later country. However, it usually takes...

 between Lambaréné

Lambaréné

Lambaréné is the capital of the political district Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. The city counts 24,000 inhabitants and is located 75 kilometres south of the equator....

 and Mouila

Mouila

Mouila is the capital of the Ngounié region of Gabon. It lies on the River Ngounié and the N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is the Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water....

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The town has a mission house

Mission (station)

A religious mission or mission station is a location for missionary work.While primarily a Christian term, the concept of the religious "mission" is also used prominently by the Church of Scientology and their Scientology Missions International....

, market, hotels, restaurants, pharmacy and shops. There is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 and shared taxis

Share taxi

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 pass through regularly. There are waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

s nearby, known as the Samba Falls or Impératrice Falls. To the east are the Chaillu Mountains

Chaillu Mountains

The Chaillu Mountains are a mountain range around the south border between Gabon and the Republic of Congo. It is a block of sedimentary rocks; highest peaks are Mount Iboundji , the second-highest point in Gabon, and Mimongo ....

 and Waka National Park

Waka National Park

Waka National Park is a national park in central Gabon. Waka protects over 1,000 km² of rain forest in the Chaillu Massif.- External links :* *...

. A short distance north is the village of Sandara which has an abandoned mission and rapid

Rapid

A rapid is a section of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a run and a cascade. A rapid is characterised by the river becoming shallower and having some rocks exposed above the...

s on the river.