Ogooué-Maritime Province Explained

Ogooué-Maritime
Settlement Type:	Province
Coordinates:	-1.5°N 39°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Gabon
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Port-Gentil
Area Total Km2:	22890
Population As Of:	2013 census
Population Total:	157562
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec1:	0.655^[1]

Ogooué-Maritime is the westernmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 22,890 km. The provincial capital is Port-Gentil. It has a 2013 census population of 157,562.

The shores of Ogooué-Maritime are of the Gulf of Guinea to the northwest and the South Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. It is the only coastal province without a foreign border. On land, it borders the following provinces:

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

Departments

Ogooué-Maritime is divided into 3 departments:

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

Economy

• Rabi Kounga oil field^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
2. Web site: Oil and Gas in Gabon. 2010. mbendi.com. 2013-06-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202091216/http://www.mbendi.com/indy/oilg/af/ga/p0005.htm. 2008-12-02.