Moyen-Ogooué Province
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.
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