Bongoville is a town in southeastern Gabon , east of Franceville . It was known as Lewai until it was renamed for President Omar Bongo , who was born in what was then a village but was greatly enlarged under his presidency. It is just west of the Bateke Plateau and is home to Stade de Bongoville , a 2,500-capacity stadium where the city's AC Bongoville football club plays its home games.
6-697: Bongoville was created in 1965 by grouping several villages together. In order to create Bongoville, the villages of Léwaye, Obia 2, Assiami, Ekala as well as those located along the Lekeï rivers namely Lekeï 1, Lekeï 2 and Lekeï 3 were grouped together. The pace of development of the village accelerated with the launch of the construction site of the R16 road to connect Franceville in Lékoni. 1°38′50″S 13°51′48″E / 1.6472°S 13.8633°E / -1.6472; 13.8633 This Gabon location article
12-615: A tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ). There are a lot of thunderstorms in the city. Franceville is home to the University of Science and Technology of Masuku (USTM), Gabon's hard sciences university, with the other subjects being taught in Libreville . It welcomes students from all African countries. It is home to the Canadian-sponsored Polytechnic and Faculty of Science and
18-696: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Franceville Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon , with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road . It grew from a village named Mas Franceville campaign Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza chose the village of Masuku to resettle former slaves and renamed it Francheville (meaning "city of
24-474: Is a market where numerous items can be purchased, including clothing, fruit and vegetables, electronics, meats, and the market also sells bushmeat , which includes Central African rock python , monkey and local species of animals. There are a few hotels, of which the best known is the Hôtel Poubara, overlooking the president's holiday home. Franceville also has many waterfalls. One of the best known
30-471: Is the Poubara Falls , which is co-located with a hydroelectric plant that provides the area with constant electricity. The population was 31,183 in 1993. The 2010 population was approximated at 56,000. Another population number is 42,967, possibly retrieved following the disputed census of 2003 (alternately a 2004 estimate ). Another recent estimate gives the population as 75,000. Franceville has
36-621: The freed") in 1880. This name later was modified to Franceville, after the country’s former ruler (meaning "city of France"). Features of the town include St Hilaire's Church (built in 1899), a large statue of President Omar Bongo (who was born in Franceville), a primate medical research institute, and a golf course. Its airport is 20 km (12 mi) west, in Mvengué . Bongo was buried in Franceville on June 18, 2009. There
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