Bitam

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'''Bitam''' is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road on the border with Cameroon.<ref>{{cite book |last1=West |first1=Ben |title=Cameroon |year=2011 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-353-5 |page=199 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WvdPfMrrY0C&pg=PA199 |language=en}}</ref> As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923.<ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/Gabon.html www.citypopulation.de], Retrieved on March 18, 2021</ref>

It is home to a large market and an airport.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hickendorff |first1=Annelies |title=Gabon |date=19 September 2014 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-554-6 |page=147 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g99xBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 |language=en}}</ref>

A small Jewish community composed of former Christians has developed in Bitam. The community practices Jewish customs, but does not yet have a synagogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.africansynagogues.org/html/communities.html |title=A SYNOPSIS OF THE JEWS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |publisher=Sub-Saharan African Synagogues |accessdate=2023-03-16}}</ref>

== Climate ==

<div style="width:75%"> {{Weather box |location = Bitam (1961–1990 normals, extremes 1946–present) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan record high C = 38.5 |Feb record high C = 40.5 |Mar record high C = 37.0 |Apr record high C = 38.0 |May record high C = 38.4 |Jun record high C = 38.5 |Jul record high C = 32.3 |Aug record high C = 38.0 |Sep record high C = 33.1 |Oct record high C = 36.0 |Nov record high C = 35.5 |Dec record high C = 35.0 |year record high C = |Jan high C = 28.4 |Feb high C = 30.3 |Mar high C = 30.4 |Apr high C = 30.3 |May high C = 29.6 |Jun high C = 28.3 |Jul high C = 26.9 |Aug high C = 26.9 |Sep high C = 28.4 |Oct high C = 28.7 |Nov high C = 28.8 |Dec high C = 28.7 |year high C = 28.8 |Jan mean C = 24.2 |Feb mean C = 25.2 |Mar mean C = 25.2 |Apr mean C = 25.2 |May mean C = 24.9 |Jun mean C = 24.3 |Jul mean C = 23.4 |Aug mean C = 23.2 |Sep mean C = 24.1 |Oct mean C = 24.3 |Nov mean C = 24.3 |Dec mean C = 24.3 |year mean C = 24.4 |Jan low C = 20.0 |Feb low C = 20.1 |Mar low C = 20.0 |Apr low C = 20.1 |May low C = 20.2 |Jun low C = 20.2 |Jul low C = 19.9 |Aug low C = 19.4 |Sep low C = 19.8 |Oct low C = 19.8 |Nov low C = 19.7 |Dec low C = 19.9 |year low C = 19.9 |Jan record low C = 14.0 |Feb record low C = 13.2 |Mar record low C = 12.0 |Apr record low C = 14.4 |May record low C = 16.0 |Jun record low C = 15.5 |Jul record low C = 13.5 |Aug record low C = 14.8 |Sep record low C = 16.2 |Oct record low C = 17.0 |Nov record low C = 13.5 |Dec record low C = 14.5 |year record low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 42.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 72.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 175.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 119.2 |May precipitation mm = 207.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 131.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 48.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 63.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 228.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 282.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 175.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 59.7 |year precipitation mm = 1606.2 |Jan humidity = 80 |Feb humidity = 78 |Mar humidity = 79 |Apr humidity = 81 |May humidity = 82 |Jun humidity = 83 |Jul humidity = 85 |Aug humidity = 84 |Sep humidity = 82 |Oct humidity = 83 |Nov humidity = 83 |Dec humidity = 83 |year humidity = 82 |Jan rain days = 3.8 |Feb rain days = 6.8 |Mar rain days = 12.5 |Apr rain days = 14.4 |May rain days = 16.1 |Jun rain days = 11.1 |Jul rain days = 6.4 |Aug rain days = 7.5 |Sep rain days = 17.8 |Oct rain days = 21.3 |Nov rain days = 14.8 |Dec rain days = 6.1 |year rain days = 138.6 |Jan sun = 119.8 |Feb sun = 120.9 |Mar sun = 127.9 |Apr sun = 136.9 |May sun = 135.9 |Jun sun = 111.0 |Jul sun = 84.0 |Aug sun = 66.3 |Sep sun = 93.0 |Oct sun = 113.8 |Nov sun = 119.9 |Dec sun = 116.6 |year sun = 1346.0 |Jan percentsun = 32 |Feb percentsun = 36 |Mar percentsun = 34 |Apr percentsun = 38 |May percentsun = 36 |Jun percentsun = 31 |Jul percentsun = 22 |Aug percentsun = 18 |Sep percentsun = 26 |Oct percentsun = 31 |Nov percentsun = 34 |Dec percentsun = 32 |year percentsun = 31 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GN/64510.TXT | server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Bitam Climate Normals 1961–1990 | access-date = March 8, 2015}}</ref> |source 2 = Meteo Climat (extremes)<ref name = meteoclimat> {{cite web | url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1525 | title = Station Bitam | publisher = Meteo Climat |language = French | access-date = 11 June 2016}}</ref> |date=November 2011 }} </div>

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