Libreville

Libreville

city

Piiluu	1849
Demonym	Librevilloise, Librevillois
Official language	French
Paaloŋ	Gabon
Capital of	Gabon
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Estuaire Province
Located in time zone	UTC+01:00
Located in or next to body of water	Gabon Estuary, Gulf of Guinea
Coordinate location	0°23′24″N 9°27′16″E
Head of government	Judes Ibrahim Rapontchombo
Twinned administrative body	Nice, Durban, São Tomé
Official website	http://libreville.ga
History of topic	timeline of Libreville
Local dialing code	44-48, 70-79

Libreville (/ˈlɪbrəˌvɪl/; French: [libʁəvil]) e la teŋkpoŋ ane kapital ko a Gabon, naŋ be a Gabon Estuary. Libreville paale neŋ la 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) ko a northwestern province ko Estuaire. Libreville meŋ paale la a Gabon Estuary, naŋ peɛle a Gulf naŋ be a Guinea. Yi a 2013 census, a o noba yagroŋ da eɛ 703,904.

Climate

Climate data for Libreville (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.5 (85.1)	30.0 (86.0)	30.2 (86.4)	30.1 (86.2)	29.4 (84.9)	27.6 (81.7)	26.4 (79.5)	26.8 (80.2)	27.5 (81.5)	28.0 (82.4)	28.4 (83.1)	29.0 (84.2)	28.6 (83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.8 (80.2)	27.0 (80.6)	27.1 (80.8)	26.6 (79.9)	26.7 (80.1)	25.4 (77.7)	24.3 (75.7)	24.3 (75.7)	25.4 (77.7)	25.7 (78.3)	25.9 (78.6)	26.2 (79.2)	25.9 (78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24.1 (75.4)	24.0 (75.2)	23.9 (75.0)	23.1 (73.6)	24.0 (75.2)	23.2 (73.8)	22.1 (71.8)	21.8 (71.2)	23.2 (73.8)	23.4 (74.1)	23.4 (74.1)	23.4 (74.1)	23.3 (73.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	250.3 (9.85)	243.1 (9.57)	363.2 (14.30)	339.0 (13.35)	247.3 (9.74)	54.1 (2.13)	6.6 (0.26)	13.7 (0.54)	104.0 (4.09)	427.2 (16.82)	490.0 (19.29)	303.2 (11.94)	2,841.7 (111.88)
Average rainy days	17.9	14.8	19.5	19.2	16.0	3.7	1.7	4.9	14.5	25.0	22.6	17.6	177.4
Average relative humidity (%)	86	84	84	84	84	81	81	81	84	87	87	86	84
Mean monthly sunshine hours	175.2	176.8	176.9	176.8	159.5	130.6	119.2	90.4	95.9	112.9	134.6	167.8	1,716.6
Source: NOAA

Landmarks

• Arboretum de Sibang
• Palais du bord de mer
• National Museum of Arts, Rites and Traditions of Gabon (Musee National des Arts, Rites et Traditions)

Zikpeɛre mine

• Nadège Noële Ango-Obiang, writer and economist
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, footballer who plays for Al-Qadsiah and the Gabon National Football Team
• Peggy Lucie Auleley, writer
• Daniel Cousin, footballer who played for Larissa FC and the Gabon National Team
• Marcel Lefebvre, traditionalist Roman Catholic bishop, served as a missionary in Libreville
• Léon M'ba, first Prime Minister and first President of Gabon
• Anthony Obame, Olympic silver medalist in the men's Taekwondo 80+ kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
• Simone Saint-Dénis, trade union leader
• Chris Silva (born 1996), professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Charles Tchen, Honorary consul for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Gabon

Ziiri mine liŋkiri

• (in French) Site officiel de la Mairie de Libreville

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