Franceville
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This article is about the city in Gabon. For other uses, see Franceville (disambiguation).
Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River 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 1880. This name later was modified to Franceville, after the country’s former ruler (meaning "city of France").
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Franceville
Masuku | |
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Coordinates: 1°38′S 13°35′E | |
Country | Gabon |
Province | Haut-Ogooué Province |
Department | Mpassa Department |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean Pierre Doumbeneny |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 110,568 |
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