Libreville

Summary

Libreville is a city^[1]. Libreville ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Libreville is located in Estuaire Province^[3].
• Libreville is in the country of Gabon^[4].
• Libreville is on the body of water Gabon Estuary^[5].
• Libreville is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[6].
• Libreville's head of government is recorded as Pierre Matthieu Obame Etoughe^[7].
• Libreville's image is recorded as Libreville1.jpg^[8].
• Libreville's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Libreville's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• Libreville's coat of arms image is recorded as Libreville Coat of Arms.svg^[11].
• Libreville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nice^[12].
• Libreville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[13].
• Libreville's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Tomé^[14].
• Libreville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daejeon^[15].
• Libreville's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124324283^[16].
• Libreville's GND ID is recorded as 4417068-3^[17].
• Libreville's locator map image is recorded as GA-Libreville.png^[18].
• Libreville's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79099509^[19].
• Libreville's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12288953f^[20].
• Libreville's IdRef ID is recorded as 031727638^[21].
• Libreville's Commons category is recorded as Libreville^[22].
• Libreville's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[23].
• Libreville's local dialing code is recorded as 44-48^[24].
• Libreville's local dialing code is recorded as 70-79^[25].
• +1849-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Libreville^[26].
• Libreville's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 0.40777777777777774, 'lon': 9.440277777777778}^[27].

Body

Geography

Libreville is in the country of Gabon^[4]. Libreville is located in Estuaire Province^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Gabon Estuary^[5], an estuary^[28], in Gabon^[29] and Gulf of Guinea^[6], a bay^[30], in Liberia^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Libreville's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+189'}^[32]. Libreville's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[33]. Libreville's population is recorded as {'amount': '+899000'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Libreville's instance of is recorded as city^[9].

History and Context

+1849-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Libreville^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Libreville include Libreville International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Gabon^[37].

Why It Matters

Libreville ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).^[2] Libreville has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Libreville is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Libreville include Libreville International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Gabon^[37].