Lambaréné

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Lambaréné is a town and the capital of Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. It has a population of 38,775 as of 2013, and is located 75 kilometres south of the equator.

Lambaréné is based in the Central African Rainforest at the river Ogooué. This river divides the city into 3 districts: Rive Gauche, Ile Lambaréné and Rive Droite. The Albert Schweitzer Hospital and the districts Adouma and Abongo are located on Rive Droite. The districts Atongowanga, Sahoty, Dakar, Grand Village, Château, Lalala and Bordamur build the Ile Lambaréné. The majority of the people in Lambaréné live in the district Isaac located on Rive Gauche. This district hosts the Lambaréné Airport.

Today Lambaréné is inhabited mainly by Bantu ethnic groups such as the Fang, Bapounou, Eshira, and Myéné; these displaced the Pygmies to the east and north of Gabon. The main economic activity in the town is the fishery and a new port is under construction.

Albert Schweitzer hospital

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The Franco-German Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) founded his hospital in Lambaréné in 1913. Today, the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer comprises departments of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, a maternity clinic, a dentistry clinic and since 1981 a Medical Research Unit, which focuses on malaria research.

Climate

Lambaréné has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average temperature at Lambaréné is 27 °C. The rainy season starts in October and ends in June (including a short dry season in December/January). The long dry season is from July to September.

|location = Lambarene (1961–1990) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high C = 31.5 |Feb high C = 32.2 |Mar high C = 32.3 |Apr high C = 32.5 |May high C = 31.3 |Jun high C = 28.9 |Jul high C = 27.9 |Aug high C = 28.4 |Sep high C = 30.0 |Oct high C = 31.0 |Nov high C = 30.8 |Dec high C = 30.9 |year high C = 30.6 |Jan mean C = 27.2 |Feb mean C = 27.6 |Mar mean C = 27.6 |Apr mean C = 27.8 |May mean C = 27.2 |Jun mean C = 25.3 |Jul mean C = 23.9 |Aug mean C = 24.7 |Sep mean C = 26.1 |Oct mean C = 26.9 |Nov mean C = 26.9 |Dec mean C = 27.1 |year mean C = 26.5 |Jan low C = 22.9 |Feb low C = 22.9 |Mar low C = 22.8 |Apr low C = 23.1 |May low C = 23.1 |Jun low C = 21.7 |Jul low C = 19.9 |Aug low C = 20.9 |Sep low C = 22.2 |Oct low C = 22.8 |Nov low C = 23.0 |Dec low C = 23.2 |year low C = 22.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 175.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 145.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 253.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 212.8 |May precipitation mm = 162.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 20.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 3.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 6.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 71.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 347.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 393.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 172.0 |year precipitation mm = 1968.9 |Jan humidity = 83 |Feb humidity = 81 |Mar humidity = 81 |Apr humidity = 81 |May humidity = 83 |Jun humidity = 84 |Jul humidity = 82 |Aug humidity = 81 |Sep humidity = 80 |Oct humidity = 81 |Nov humidity = 83 |Dec humidity = 84 |year humidity = 82 |Jan precipitation days = 12.1 |Feb precipitation days = 10.7 |Mar precipitation days = 15.0 |Apr precipitation days = 14.1 |May precipitation days = 13.8 |Jun precipitation days = 2.9 |Jul precipitation days = 2.1 |Aug precipitation days = 5.1 |Sep precipitation days = 9.6 |Oct precipitation days = 21.9 |Nov precipitation days = 20.8 |Dec precipitation days = 12.5 |year precipitation days = 140.6 |Jan sun = 142.9 |Feb sun = 145.2 |Mar sun = 145.1 |Apr sun = 143.1 |May sun = 123.9 |Jun sun = 74.2 |Jul sun = 70.6 |Aug sun = 53.4 |Sep sun = 55.9 |Oct sun = 70.9 |Nov sun = 117.1 |Dec sun = 129.4 |year sun = 1271.7 |source 1 = NOAA{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GN/64551.TXT | server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Lambarn (Lambaréné) Climate Normals 1961–1990 | accessdate = 6 November 2016}}

Notable residents

References

Bibliography

  • Maria Petringa, Brazza, A Life for Africa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006.

References

  2. (17 May 2012). "Historic Albert Schweitzer Hospital adapts to new Africa". Public Radio International.
  3. "History". Centre de Recherches Médicale de Lambaréné (CERMEL).

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