Bongoville is a town in south eastern Gabon, lying east of Franceville. It was known as Lewai until its renaming for PresidentOmar Bongo, who was born in what was then a village but was greatly enlarged under his presidency. It lies just west of the Bateke Plateau and is home to a large stadium. Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 22,000 people. ... List of Heads of State of Gabon (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Sources http://www. ... Omar Bongo El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (formerly Albert-Bernard Bongo) (born December 30, 1935 in Lewai - now Bongoville) has been the President of Gabon since 1967. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ...
Senior Statistician Vasemaca Lewai said in the 1996 census, the population was 775,077 which was an increase from 715,375 in 1986.
Lewai said birth rate in past years had dropped significantly and this could be because of the increase in family planning.
For those leaving for Kuwait and Iraq, Lewai said it was a concern because most of the men were still productive and being away from home meant a further drop in the birth rate of Fijians.
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