Departments Of Gabon

	Departments Of Gabon The provinces of Gabon are divided into forty-nine departments. The departments are listed below, by province (capitals in parentheses): Estuaire Province Komo Department (Kango) Komo-Mondah Department (Ntoum) Noya Department (Cocobeach) Komo-Océan Department ( Ndzomoe) * Libreville (department & capital city) The Department of Cap Estérias ( Cap Estérias) was deleted in 2013. Haut-Ogooué Province Djoue Department ( Onga) Djououri-Aguilli Department (Bongoville) * Lekoni-Lekori Department ( Akiéni) * Lekoko Department ( Bakoumba) * Leboumbi-Leyou Department ( Moanda) * Mpassa Department (Franceville) * Plateaux Department ( Leconi) * Sebe-Brikolo Department ( Okondja) * Ogooué-Létili Department ( Boumango) * Lékabi-Léwolo Department ( Ngouoni) * Bayi-Brikolo Department ( Aboumi) Moyen-Ogooué Province * Abanga-Bigne Department ( Ndjole) * Ogooué et des Lacs Department (Lambaréné) Ngounié Province * Boumi-Louetsi Department ( Mbigou) * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Subdivisions Of Gabon Gabon is divided into nine provinces, which are further divided into 49 departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, .... Provinces See also ISO 3166-2:GA References {{Africa topic, Subdivisions of Gabon Gabon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Djoue Department Djoue is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in south-eastern Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort .... The capital lies at Onga. It had a population of 2,178 in 2013. Towns and villages References Haut-Ogooué Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Plateaux Department (Gabon) Plateaux is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in south-eastern Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort .... The capital lies at Lekoni. It had a population of 9,054 in 2013. Towns and villages References Haut-Ogooué Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Franceville Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku when Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza chose it to resettle former slaves and renamed it Francheville (meaning "city of the freed") in 1880. The city later came to be called Franceville (meaning "French city"). Overview Brazza founded Franceville on June 13, 1880. The former name was Masuku. As time went on, it became known as Franceville. Features of the town include St Hilaire's Church (built in 1899), a large statue of President Omar Bongo (who was born in Franceville), a primate medical research institute, and a golf course. Its airport is west, in Mvengué. Bongo was buried in Franceville on June 18, 2009. There is a market where numerous items can be purchased, including clothing, fruit and vegetables, electronics, meats, and the market also sells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mpassa Department Mpassa is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital is Franceville. It had a population of 129,694 in 2013. Towns and villages See also * Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo ... References Haut-Ogooué Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moanda Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the ''Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué'' (COMILOG), which began mining in 1957. Moanda has a population of around 39,298 inhabitants (2010 est.) and is the second largest city in the Haut Ogooué Region, after Franceville. It is also a border town, lying 100 km away from the border with the Republic of Congo. History Moanda was originally a village lying on the swampy banks of the Miosso River. The discovery and exploitation of manganese in the nearby Bangombe Plateau from 1953 led to the emergence of the city. In 1977 Moanda had an estimated 230 million tons of manganese, some one-fifth of the world's deposits. In 1959, the 75 km COMILOG Cableway to the railway at Mbinda in the Republic of Congo was constructed to export the manganese, but it was eventually closed in 1986 when the Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lemboumbi-Leyou Department Lemboumbi-Leyou is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in south-eastern Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort .... The capital lies at Moanda. It had a population of 64,569 in 2013. Towns and villages References Haut-Ogooué Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bakoumba Bakoumba is a town in south eastern Gabon with a population of around 2,500 - 3000 people. It lies south west of Moanda and was the headquarters for the COMILOG Cableway, carrying manganese from Moanda to Mbinda in Republic of Congo. The cable car closed in 1986. The town is known for Lékédi Park, a nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ..., fish farm and exotic animal farm. References Populated places in Haut-Ogooué Province {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lekoko Department Lekoko is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in south-eastern Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort .... The capital lies at Bakoumba. It had a population of 4,920 in 2013. Towns and villages References Haut-Ogooué Province Departments of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akiéni Akiéni is a small town in Lekoni-Lekori Department in Haut-Ogooue in north-eastern Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort .... It lies along the road to Leconi and is set in a valley on the northern side of the Baniaka River. It is served by Akieni Airport. Notable people * Jean-Boniface Assélé * Jean-Marie Adzé * Luc Marat Abila References External linksSatellite map Populated places in Haut-Ogooué Province {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lekoni-Lekori Department Lekoni-Lekori is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in southeastern Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort .... Its capital is Akieni. It had a population of 10,028 in 2013. Towns and villages References Departments of Gabon Haut-Ogooué Province {{Gabon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]