Moyen-Ogooué Province

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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

Departments of Moyen-Ogooué

Moyen-Ogooué is divided into 2 departments:

Abanga-Bigne Department (Ndjole)
Ogooue et des Lacs Department (Lambaréné)

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.

v t e Provinces of Gabon

Estuaire Haut-Ogooué Moyen-Ogooué Ngounié Nyanga Ogooué-Ivindo Ogooué-Lolo Ogooué-Maritime Woleu-Ntem

Coordinates: 0°30′S 10°30′E / 0.500°S 10.500°E / -0.500; 10.500

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