Moyen-Ogooué Province Explained

Moyen-Ogooué
Settlement Type:	Province
Coordinates:	-0.5°N 40°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Gabon
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Lambaréné
Area Total Km2:	18535
Population As Of:	2013 census
Population Total:	69287
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec1:	0.659^[1]

Moyen-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 18535sqkm. The provincial capital is Lambaréné. As of 2013, 69,287 people lived there.^[2]

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

• Estuaire Province – northwest
• Woleu-Ntem Province – north-northeast
• Ogooué-Ivindo Province – east
• Ogooué-Lolo Province – southeast, at a quadripoint
• Ngounié Province – south
• Ogooué-Maritime Province – west-southwest

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

Departments

Moyen-Ogooué is divided into 2 departments:

• Abanga-Bigne Department (capital Ndjolé)
• Ogooué et des Lacs Department (capital Lambaréné)

Further reading

• Petringa, Maria. Brazza, A Life for Africa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006. . Describes Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's extensive explorations of the Ogoué River basin.

Notes and References

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