Mitzic
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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.{{Cite web|url=http://mindzic.e-monsite.com/pages/les-origines-du-nom-mitzic.html|title=Histoire de Mitizic|last=Nkoghe MVE|first=Moise|date=19 September 1959|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 October 2019}}
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=
{{Weather box
|location = Mitzic (1961–1990, extremes 1946–present)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan record high C = 38.0
|Feb record high C = 40.0
|Mar record high C = 38.5
|Apr record high C = 35.4
|May record high C = 36.0
|Jun record high C = 39.5
|Jul record high C = 31.5
|Aug record high C = 37.3
|Sep record high C = 33.0
|Oct record high C = 38.6
|Nov record high C = 39.5
|Dec record high C = 32.8
|year record high C = 40.0
|Jan high C = 29.6
|Feb high C = 30.6
|Mar high C = 30.8
|Apr high C = 29.7
|May high C = 29.9
|Jun high C = 28.1
|Jul high C = 26.5
|Aug high C = 26.8
|Sep high C = 28.8
|Oct high C = 29.3
|Nov high C = 29.0
|Dec high C = 28.1
|year high C = 28.9
|Jan low C = 20.6
|Feb low C = 20.4
|Mar low C = 20.3
|Apr low C = 19.8
|May low C = 20.6
|Jun low C = 19.9
|Jul low C = 18.9
|Aug low C = 19.1
|Sep low C = 19.8
|Oct low C = 19.9
|Nov low C = 20.0
|Dec low C = 19.6
|year low C = 19.9
|Jan record low C = 16.8
|Feb record low C = 17.0
|Mar record low C = 16.8
|Apr record low C = 17.2
|May record low C = 17.8
|Jun record low C = 15.4
|Jul record low C = 15.0
|Aug record low C = 16.0
|Sep record low C = 17.0
|Oct record low C = 15.8
|Nov record low C = 15.2
|Dec record low C = 14.5
|year record low C = 14.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 72.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 107.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 191.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 185.2
|May precipitation mm = 187.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 51.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 9.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 14.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 138.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 301.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 239.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 90.6
|year precipitation mm = 1589.3
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 81
|Apr humidity = 81
|May humidity = 83
|Jun humidity = 85
|Jul humidity = 86
|Aug humidity = 84
|Sep humidity = 82
|Oct humidity = 82
|Nov humidity = 84
|Dec humidity = 84
|year humidity = 83
|Jan precipitation days = 9.7
|Feb precipitation days = 9.0
|Mar precipitation days = 14.9
|Apr precipitation days = 14.9
|May precipitation days = 16.4
|Jun precipitation days = 5.8
|Jul precipitation days = 2.5
|Aug precipitation days = 4.4
|Sep precipitation days = 13.5
|Oct precipitation days = 21.5
|Nov precipitation days = 17.8
|Dec precipitation days = 8.6
|year precipitation days = 139.0
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GN/64552.TXT
| title = Mitzic Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = March 8, 2015}}
|source 2 = Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)
{{cite web
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=814
| title = Station Mitzic
| publisher = Meteo Climat
|language = French
| accessdate = 11 June 2016}}
|date=November 2011
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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
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