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Haut Ogooué Province

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Country
  
Gabon

Area
  
36,547 km²

Team
  
AS Mangasport

Capital
  
Franceville

Population
  
250,799 (2013)

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Haut-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of 36,547 km². The provincial capital is Franceville. One of its primary industries is mining, with manganese, gold and uranium being found in the region. The uranium-bearing mineral Francevillite takes its name from the primary city. It is the historical home of three cultures, the Obamba, Ndzabi and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities. [1] In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cup. [2]

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Map of Haut-Ogoou%C3%A9, Gabon

To the northeast, east, and south, Haut-Ogooué borders several regions of the Republic of the Congo:

  • Cuvette-Ouest – northeast
  • Cuvette – east
  • Plateaux – southeast
  • Lékoumou – south
  • Niari – southwest

    • Domestically, it borders the following provinces:

  • Ogooué-Lolo – west
  • Ogooué-Ivindo – north

    • Departments

    Haut-Ogooué is divided into 8 departments:

  • Djoue Department (Onga)
  • Djououri-Aguilli Department (Bongoville)
  • Lekoni-Lekori Department (Akieni)
  • Lekoko Department (Bakoumba)
  • Lemboumbi-Leyou Department (Moanda)
  • Mpassa Department (Franceville)
  • Plateaux Department (Leconi)
  • Sebe-Brikolo Department (Okondja)

    • References

    Haut-Ogooué Province Wikipedia
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