Ogooué-Maritime Province

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Ogooué-Maritime is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 22,890 km². The provincial capital is Port-Gentil. It has an estimated population (2006) of 137,993.

The western edge of Ogooué-Maritime is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Guinea in the far north. On land, it borders the following provinces:

• Estuaire - north
• Moyen-Ogooué - northeast
• Ngounié - east
• Nyanga - southeast

[edit] Departments

Ogooué-Maritime is divided into 3 departments:

• Bendje Department (Port-Gentil)
• Etimboue Department (Omboue)
• Ndougou Department (Gamba)

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