Mitzic | |
|---|---|
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 |
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.
History
The 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
Languages
- French
- Fang
Geography
Neighborhoods
- Atoute
- Edoung Allanga
- Derrière l'aéroport
- Derrière l’hôpital
- Etang
Villages
- Ekouk
- Essong
- Mfoumou
- Sakeville
- Sam
Climate
| Climate data for Mitzic (1961–1990, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Nearby cities
Distance to Capital
- Libreville, largest city and capital of Gabon (322.71 km)
- Oyem, Capital of Woleu-Ntem (111.47 km)
Religion
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church
- Protestant Church
- Mosque
Education
Notable people
- Jean Baptiste Ngomo Obiang
- Jean Hilaire Mvomah
- Moïse Nkoghe Mvé
- Clément Obame
References
- ↑ 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.
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