City Details: Libreville
A few alternate names for Libreville are: LBV, Libarwil, Liberopolis, Librefille, Librehvil', Librevil, Librevil', Librevila, Librevilis, Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) of the northwestern province of Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904.
Inspired by Petr Knoll and Filip Zrnzevic
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Libreville
General Information
- Official Name: Gabon
- Common Name: Gabon
- Population: 846090
- Timezone: Africa/Libreville
- Coordinates: 0.39241, 9.45356
- Country Code: GAB
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Libreville
- 1. Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV), distance from city center: 8.67 km
- 2. Port Gentil Airport (POG), distance from city center: 145.32 km
- 3. Lambarene Airport (LBQ), distance from city center: 150.44 km
Location of Libreville
Country Details
- Country: Gabon
- Official Name: Gabonese Republic
- Capital: Libreville
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Middle Africa
- Population: 2,225,728
- Area: 267,668 km²
- Languages: French
- Currency: Central African CFA franc (Fr)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Cameroon
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
Holidays in Libreville, Gabon
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Gabon for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Renovation Day - 2026-03-12
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Women's Day - 2026-04-17
- Labour Day - 2026-05-01
- Martyr's Day - 2026-05-06
- Whit Monday - 2026-05-25
- Assumption Day - 2026-08-15
- Independence Day - 2026-08-17
- All Saints' Day - 2026-11-01
- Božić - 2026-12-25
Museums in Libreville, Gabon
Museum
Musée National des Arts et Traditions du Gabon
Boulevard de l'Indépendance, Nombakele, Libreville, Gabon
Coordinates: 0.3859° N, 9.4445° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:30
Museum
Musée National des Arts et Traditions du Gabon
Avenue Augustin Boumah, Nombakele, Libreville, Gabon
Coordinates: 0.3838° N, 9.4465° E