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Donguila | |
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Village | |
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  Donguila Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 0°13′N 9°45′E / 0.217°N 9.750°E | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Estuaire Province |
| Department | Komo-Mondah Department |
| Population (1993) | |
| • Total | 600 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Donguila (also Dongila;[1] or Douglas[2]) is a coastal village in Estuaire Province in northwestern Gabon. It lies along the L106 road (Nzamlique-Donguila road), 16 kilometres by road south of Nzamaligué.[3] Donguila is best known for St. Paul Catholic mission founded in 1878,[4][5] opposite the Pointe Denis. The general population speaks the Mekeh variant of the Fanghish language.[6] Though found in several neighboring countries, the main type locality of the rodent, Peters's Hybomys, is Donguila.[7]
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- ^ N'Nah, Nicolas Métégué (2006). Histoire du Gabon: des origines à l'aube du XXIe siècle. L'Harmattan. p. 103. ISBN 978-2-296-01175-5. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
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