Bitam | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Bitam Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 02°05′00″N 11°29′00″E / 2.08333°N 11.48333°E | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Woleu-Ntem Province |
| Department | Ntem Department |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 27,923 |
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]
- ^ West, Ben (2011). Cameroon. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-84162-353-5.
- ^ www.citypopulation.de, Retrieved on March 18, 2021
- ^ Hickendorff, Annelies (19 September 2014). Gabon. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-84162-554-6.
- ^ "A SYNOPSIS OF THE JEWS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA". Sub-Saharan African Synagogues. Retrieved 2023-03-16.