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Haut-Ogooué Province
Haut-Ogooué is the southeasternmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of . 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, Ndzebi and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger citie In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cupbr> 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 eight depar ...
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Provinces Of 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 north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly and its population is estimated at million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. With petroleum and foreign private investment, it has the fourth highest HDI in the region (after Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) and the fifth highest GDP per capita (PPP) in ...
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Cuvette-Ouest
Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. Cuvette-Ouest is the least populated department in the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette and Sangha, and Gabon. The capital is Ewo. Principal cities and towns include Kelle. Cuvette-Ouest has been the site of several outbreaks of the Ebola virus. Administrative divisions Cuvette-Ouest Department is divided into one commune and six districts: Districts # Ewo District # Kelle District # Mbomo District # Okoyo District # Etoumbi District # Mbama District Mbama is a district in the Cuvette-Ouest Department Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. Cuvette-Ouest is the least populated department in the country. It borders ... Communes # Ewo CommuneThe urban community of Ewo gained the status of commune on March 16, 2017: http://www.sgg.cg/imageProvider.asp?private_re ...
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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 ...
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Bongoville
Bongoville is a town in southeastern Gabon, east of Franceville. It was known as Lewai until it was renamed for President Omar Bongo, who was born in what was then a village but was greatly enlarged under his presidency. It is just west of the Bateke Plateau and is home to Stade de Bongoville, a 2,500-capacity stadium where the city's AC Bongoville AC Bongoville is a Gabonese football club based in Bongoville, Gabon. The club plays in Gabon Championnat National D1 Gabon Championnat National D1 is the top division of the Gabonese Football Federation, it was created in 1968. Gabon Champio ... football club plays its home games. Populated places in Haut-Ogooué Province {{Gabon-geo-stub ...
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Djououri-Aguilli Department
Djouori-Agnili is a Department (country subdivision), department of Haut-Ogooué Province in south-eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Bongoville. It had a population of 4,210 in 2013. Towns and villages References

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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 north .... 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 ...
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Niari Region
Niari (can also be written as ''Niadi'') is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. It borders the departments of Bouenza, Kouilou, and Lékoumou, and internationally, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Cabinda portion of Angola. The regional capital is Dolisie. Administrative divisions According to an administrational reorganisation of 2012, Niari Department is divided into fourteen districts and two ''communes'' not belonging to any district: Districts # Louvakou District # Kibangou District # Divénié District # Mayoko District # Kimongo District # Moutamba District # Banda District # Londéla–Kayes District # Makabana District # Mbinda District # Moungoundou-Sud District # Nyanga District # Moungoundou-Nord District # Yaya District Communes # Dolisie # Mossendjo Mossendjo is a town located in the Niari Region of the Republic of the Congo. Railways The town lies on the Mbinda branch of ...
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