| 词条 | Franceville |
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It lies on the River Mpassa and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku when Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza chose it to resettle former slaves and renamed it "Francheville" (meaning "city of the freed" in French) in 1880. The city later came to be called Franceville. OverviewFranceville was founded by Brazza on June 13, 1880. The former name was Masuku. As time went on, it became known as Franceville.[2] Features of the town include St Hilaire's Church (built in 1899), a large statue of President Omar Bongo (who was born in Franceville), and a primate medical research institute. The town also has a golf course, while its airport lies 20 km west in Mvengué. There is a market where numerous items can be purchased, including clothing, fruit and vegetables, electronics, meats, and the market also sells bushmeat, which includes African Rock Python, monkey and local species of animals. The infrastructure of Franceville is overall of better quality than the rest of the country, most probably because of the city's significance. There are a few hotels of which the best known is the Hotel Poubara, overlooking the President's holiday home. Franceville also has many waterfalls. One of the best known is the Poubara Falls, which is co-located with a hydroelectric plant, which provides the area with constant electricity. President of Gabon Omar Bongo was buried in Franceville on June 18, 2009. PopulationThe population was 31,183 in 1993.[3] The 2010 population was approximated to be around 56,000 people. Another population number is 42,967,[4] possibly retrieved following the disputed[3] census of 2003 (alternately a 2004 estimate[5]). Another recent estimate gives the population as 75,000.[6] ClimateFranceville has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). There are a lot of thunderstorms in the city. {{Weather box |location = Franceville |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 85 |Feb high F = 86 |Mar high F = 87 |Apr high F = 87 |May high F = 85 |Jun high F = 83 |Jul high F = 81 |Aug high F =83 |Sep high F = 85 |Oct high F = 85 |Nov high F =85 |Dec high F = 85 |year high F = 85 |Jan low F = 68 |Feb low F = 68 |Mar low F = 68 |Apr low F = 68 |May low F = 68 |Jun low F = 66 |Jul low F = 64 |Aug low F = 65 |Sep low F = 67 |Oct low F = 67 |Nov low F = 67 |Dec low F = 68 |year low F = 67 |Jan precipitation inch = 6.3 |Feb precipitation inch =7.5 |Mar precipitation inch = 8.5 |Apr precipitation inch = 8.3 |May precipitation inch = 8.1 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.3 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.3 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.8 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.2 |Oct precipitation inch = 10.4 |Nov precipitation inch = 10 |Dec precipitation inch = 7.6 |year precipitation inch = 73.3 |source 1 = Weatherbase [7] |date=November 2011 }} IndustryFranceville has a cement works. Education{{expand section|date=May 2015}}Schools include:
Notable residents
International relations{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Africa#Gabon|l1=List of twin towns and sister cities in Gabon}}Twin towns – sister citiesFranceville is twinned with:
See also
References1. ^ 2. ^"Gabon : Franceville s'apprête à célébrer son 125ème anniversaire", Xinhua, May 21, 2005 {{fr icon}}. 3. ^1 Gabon: Provinces, Major Cities & Localities. Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 4. ^Franceville. GeoNames. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 5. ^[https://archive.is/20120525210558/http://www.wolframalpha.com/entities/cities/masuku,_gabon/wp/tv/9t/ City Data for Masuku.] Wolfram|Alpha. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 6. ^Leclerc, Jacques: "Gabon". L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 7. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=35546&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Franceville, Gabon|publisher=Weatherbase|year=2011}}Retrieved on November 24, 2011. 8. ^"École publique conventionnée de Franceville." AEFE. Retrieved on May 3, 2015. 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cncd.fr/frontoffice/bdd-region.asp?action=getRegion&id=4#tabs3 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20131127063207/http://www.cncd.fr/frontoffice/bdd-region.asp?action=getRegion&id=4 |archive-date=2013-11-27 |title=National Commission for Decentralised cooperation |accessdate=2013-12-26 |work=Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) |language=French |deadurl=yes |df= }} Bibliography
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