Moyen-Ogooué Province

Moyen-Ogooué
Province
Moyen-Ogooué Province in Gabon
Coordinates: 0°30′S 10°30′E / 0.500°S 10.500°E / -0.500; 10.500Coordinates: 0°30′S 10°30′E / 0.500°S 10.500°E / -0.500; 10.500
Country	Gabon
Capital	Lambaréné
Area
• Total	18,535 km2 (7,156 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	69,287
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)

Moyen-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 18,535 km² (7,156 sq mi). 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.