Highest Major Cities in Gabon

Cities in Gabon with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres15 entries🇬🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 15

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Oyem72,939 people · Woleu-Ntem

656 m

Bitam33,561 people · Woleu-Ntem

575 m

Makokou24,823 people · Ogooué-Ivindo

489 m

Moanda71,099 people · Haut-Ogooué

416 m

Franceville132,895 people · Haut-Ogooué

405 m

Akanda41,524 people · Estuaire

291 m

Koulamoutou30,830 people · Ogooué-Lolo

282 m

Mouila43,342 people · Ngouni

92 m

Oyam30,100 people · Moyen-Ogooué

72 m

Tchibanga36,108 people · Nyanga

49 m

Lambaréné46,605 people · Moyen-Ogooué

26 m

Ntoum62,445 people · Estuaire

11 m

Libreville846,090 people · Estuaire

8 m

Owendo95,313 people · Estuaire

6 m

Port-Gentil164,018 people · Ogooué-Maritime

4 m

Highlights

Within Gabon, Oyem ranks first in 2026 with 656 m, followed by Bitam (575 m) and Makokou (489 m).

Across 15 entries, values run from 656 m (Oyem) to 4 m (Port-Gentil), with a median of 92 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.