Moanda is one of the four largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué (COMILOG), who began mining in 1957.
In 1959, a 75 km cable car to the railway at Mbinda in Congo-Brazzaville was constructed to export the manganese, but this closed in 1986 when the Trans-Gabon Railway was completed.
The town lies between Mount Boudinga and Mount Moanda and has a population of around 23,000 people.
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