About: Étéké

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Étéké is a place in the region of Province de la Ngounie in Gabon at 1°30'0" south of the equator and 11°28'48" east of the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Étéké is situated on a cleared hilltop approximately 26 km uphill from Yeno. Étéké is one of the higher points in the central Gabonese rainforest. Étéké was the hub for the gold industry in the region. Belgians were supposedly the first to arrive on their way north from Congo circa 1920. The Gold business around Étéké was at its heyday in the 1950s and '60s. According to locals, the business died down in the 1970s and '80s. But gold continues to be traded in the area.

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  • Petite ville au sud du Gabon, dans la province de la Ngounié, département de l'Ogoulou, Étéké a été érigée en district de plein exercice administratif en 1996 en application de la loi 15/96 sur la décentralisation. La ville est implantée dans une zone montagneuse dans une région qui recèle des gisements d'or. Au centre de la ville se trouvent les ruines d'un « château » [sic] construit par les colons venus exploiter l'or de la région. (fr)
  • Étéké is a place in the region of Province de la Ngounie in Gabon at 1°30'0" south of the equator and 11°28'48" east of the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Étéké is situated on a cleared hilltop approximately 26 km uphill from Yeno. Étéké is one of the higher points in the central Gabonese rainforest. Étéké was the hub for the gold industry in the region. Belgians were supposedly the first to arrive on their way north from Congo circa 1920. The Gold business around Étéké was at its heyday in the 1950s and '60s. According to locals, the business died down in the 1970s and '80s. But gold continues to be traded in the area. (en)
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  • Petite ville au sud du Gabon, dans la province de la Ngounié, département de l'Ogoulou, Étéké a été érigée en district de plein exercice administratif en 1996 en application de la loi 15/96 sur la décentralisation. La ville est implantée dans une zone montagneuse dans une région qui recèle des gisements d'or. Au centre de la ville se trouvent les ruines d'un « château » [sic] construit par les colons venus exploiter l'or de la région. (fr)
  • Étéké is a place in the region of Province de la Ngounie in Gabon at 1°30'0" south of the equator and 11°28'48" east of the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Étéké is situated on a cleared hilltop approximately 26 km uphill from Yeno. Étéké is one of the higher points in the central Gabonese rainforest. Étéké was the hub for the gold industry in the region. Belgians were supposedly the first to arrive on their way north from Congo circa 1920. The Gold business around Étéké was at its heyday in the 1950s and '60s. According to locals, the business died down in the 1970s and '80s. But gold continues to be traded in the area. (en)
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  • Étéké (fr)
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