City profile · Gabon · Africa
Oyem
Woleu-Ntem · Gabon
City population
72,939
#5
in Gabon
#1
in Woleu-Ntem
#7,907
worldwide
1.599, 11.579 · 272 km from Libreville
About Oyem
Oyem is a city in Woleu-Ntem, Gabon with a population of 72,939. It is the 5th largest of the 15 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Gabon, and the 7,907th largest worldwide. It lies 272 km from Libreville.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Woleu-Ntem
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
656 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Libreville
Coordinates
1.599, 11.579
Record updated
2025-12-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 15 in GabonClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.