Moyen-Ogooué Province
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Moyen-Ogooué | |
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Province | |
Moyen-Ogooué Province in Gabon Moyen-Ogooué Province in Gabon |
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Country | Gabon |
Capital | Lambaréné |
Area | |
• Total | 18,535 km2 (7,156 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 60,990 |
• Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
Moyen-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 18,535 km². The provincial capital is Lambaréné.
Alone among the provinces of Gabon, Moyen-Ogooué has neither seacoast nor a foreign border. It borders the following provinces:
- Woleu-Ntem Province - north
- Ogooué-Ivindo Province - east
- Ogooué-Lolo Province - southeast, at a quadripoint
- Ngounié Province - south
- Ogooué-Maritime Province - southwest
- Estuaire Province - northwest
Moyen-Ogooué borders more other provinces of Gabon than any other province.
Departments
Moyen-Ogooué is divided into 2 departments:
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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