Lambaréné, town, western Gabon, capital of Moyen-Ogooué Region, a port on the Ogooué River. It is a commercial and manufacturing center with palm-oil processing and lumbering industries. A famous hospital was established here in 1913 by German-born medical missionary Albert Schweitzer. Population (1993) 42,316.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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