Moyen-Ogooué Province
Moyen-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 18,535 km2 (7,156 sq mi). The provincial capital is Lambaréné.
Moyen-Ogooué | |
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Moyen-Ogooué Province in Gabon | |
Coordinates: 0°30′S 10°30′E | |
Country | Gabon |
Capital | Lambaréné |
Area | |
• Total | 18,535 km2 (7,156 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 69,287 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
HDI (2017) | 0.659[1] medium |
Unlike any other province of Gabon, Moyen-Ogooué has neither seacoast nor a foreign border. It borders the following provinces:
- Estuaire Province – northwest
- Woleu-Ntem Province – north-northeast
- Ogooué-Ivindo Province – east
- Ogooué-Lolo Province – southeast, at a quadripoint
- Ngounié Province – south
- Ogooué-Maritime Province – west-southwest
Moyen-Ogooué borders all but two of the rest of Gabon's provinces, thus more than any other province.
Departments
Moyen-Ogooué is divided into 2 departments:
- Abanga-Bigne Department (capital Ndjolé)
- Ogooué et des Lacs Department (capital Lambaréné)
References
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
Further reading
- Petringa, Maria. Brazza, A Life for Africa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0. Describes Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's extensive explorations of the Ogoué River basin.
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