Moanda (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogoou . It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the Compagnie Mini re de l'Ogoou which began mining in 1957. Moanda has a population of around 39,298 inhabitants and is the second largest city in the Haut Ogoou Region, after Franceville. It is also a border town, lying 100 km away from the border with Congo-Brazzaville. Moanda was originally a village lying on the swampy banks of the Miosso River. The discovery and exploitation of manganese in the nearby Bangombe Plateau from 1953 led to the emergence of the city.