Mitzic
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City
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Location in Gabon | |
Coordinates: 0°47′N 11°34′E / 0.783°N 11.567°E / 0.783; 11.567 | |
Province | Woleu-Ntem Province |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
Population
(2009)
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• Total | 4,926 |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
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.
The work of the late Moise Nkoghe Mvé, entitled The History of Mitzic, reports that Mitzic city was founded gradually between 1905 and 1910.[1]
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.
Climate data for Mitzic (1961–1990, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 38.0 (100.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.5 (2.85) |
107.5 (4.23) |
191.1 (7.52) |
185.2 (7.29) |
187.5 (7.38) |
51.0 (2.01) |
9.1 (0.36) |
14.7 (0.58) |
138.6 (5.46) |
301.8 (11.88) |
239.7 (9.44) |
90.6 (3.57) |
1,589.3 (62.57) |
Average precipitation days | 9.7 | 9.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 13.5 | 21.5 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 139.0 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
Source 1: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[3] |
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0°47′N 11°34′E / 0.783°N 11.567°E / 0.783; 11.567