Ntoum

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Ntoum or Nkan is a town in Estuaire Province in northwestern Gabon. It is the capital of the Komo-Mondah Department. Nkan lies along the N1 road and L106 road, 39.2 kilometres by road east of Libreville and 12.2 kilometres north of Nzamaligue.{{cite map|title= Maps|publisher=Google Maps}}

Demographics

In the 2013 census it had a population of 51,954.{{Cite web|url=http://citypopulation.de/Gabon-Cities.html|title=Gabon: Provinces, Cities & Urban Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information}} In the 1993 census it had a population of 6,188 and in 2012 an estimated population of 11,754.{{cite web|url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&srt=epnn&col=abcdefghimoq&msz=1500&geo=-80|title=Gabon: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population|publisher=World Gazetteer|access-date=30 March 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105080138/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&srt=epnn&col=abcdefghimoq&msz=1500&geo=-80|archive-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead}}

Transport

It is served by Nkan Airport.{{cite web|url=http://www.world-airport-codes.com/gabon/nkan-5271.html|title=Nkan|publisher=World Airport Codes|access-date=30 March 2012}} It is located on the Trans-Gabon Railway and is the proposed junction for the line to the iron ore exporting port of Santa Clara.{{Cite web|url=http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3276107 |title=China given monopoly to work Gabon's untapped iron ore resources|publisher=Business Report |access-date=20 March 2012}}

Industry

Ntoum has an integrated cement plant.

References

Category:Populated places in Estuaire Province

Category:Komo-Mondah Department

Category:Gabon geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia