Bitam

Bitam
Coat of arms of Bitam
Bitam is located in Gabon
Bitam
Bitam
Location in Gabon
Coordinates: 02°05′00″N 11°29′00″E / 2.08333°N 11.48333°E / 2.08333; 11.48333
Country Gabon
ProvinceWoleu-Ntem Province
DepartmentNtem Department
Population
 (2013)
 • Total27,923

Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road on the border with Cameroon.[1] As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923.[2]

It is home to a large market and an airport.[3]

A small Jewish community composed of former Christians has developed in Bitam. The community practices Jewish customs, but does not yet have a synagogue.[4]

  1. ^ West, Ben (2011). Cameroon. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-84162-353-5.
  2. ^ www.citypopulation.de, Retrieved on March 18, 2021
  3. ^ Hickendorff, Annelies (19 September 2014). Gabon. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-84162-554-6.
  4. ^ "A SYNOPSIS OF THE JEWS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA". Sub-Saharan African Synagogues. Retrieved 2023-03-16.

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