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Province of Gabon Province in Gabon
Moyen-Ogooué
Province
Flag of Moyen-OgoouéFlagCoat of arms of Moyen-OgoouéCoat of arms
Moyen-Ogooué Province in GabonMoyen-Ogooué Province in Gabon
Coordinates: 0°30′S 10°30′E / 0.500°S 10.500°E / -0.500; 10.500
Country Gabon
CapitalLambaréné
Area
 • Total18,535 km (7,156 sq mi)
Population
 • Total69,287
 • Density3.7/km (9.7/sq mi)
HDI (2017)0.703
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Moyen-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 18,535 km (7,156 sq mi). The provincial capital is Lambaréné. As of 2013, 69,287 people lived there.

Unlike any other province of Gabon, Moyen-Ogooué has neither seacoast nor a foreign border. It borders the following provinces:

Moyen-Ogooué borders all but two of the rest of Gabon's provinces, thus more than any other province.

Departments

Departments of Moyen-Ogooué

Moyen-Ogooué is divided into 2 departments:

References

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Moyen-Ogooué (Province, Gabon) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

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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