# Bitam
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{{for|the village in Iran|Bitam, Iran}}
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|subdivision_name = 25px [Gabon](/source/Gabon)
|subdivision_type1 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Gabon)
|subdivision_name1 = [Woleu-Ntem Province](/source/Woleu-Ntem_Province)
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'''Bitam''' is a town in northern [Gabon](/source/Gabon) on the [N2 road](/source/N2_road_(Gabon)) on the border with [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon).[{{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}}] As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923.[[http://www.citypopulation.de/Gabon.html www.citypopulation.de], Retrieved on March 18, 2021]
It is home to a large [market](/source/Market_(place)) and an [airport](/source/Bitam_Airport).[{{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}}]
A small Jewish community composed of former Christians has developed in Bitam. The community practices Jewish customs, but does not yet have a synagogue.[{{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}}]
== Climate ==
{{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
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|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[{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/GN/64510.TXT
| server = [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration)
| title = Bitam Climate Normals 1961–1990
| access-date = March 8, 2015}}]
|source 2 = Meteo Climat (extremes)[
{{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}}]
|date=November 2011
}}
==References==
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Category:Jewish communities
Category:Jews and Judaism in Gabon
Category:Populated places in Woleu-Ntem Province
Category:Cameroon–Gabon border crossings
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