Moyen-Ogooué is one 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 nort ...

's nine

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. It covers an area of . The provincial capital is

Lambaréné Lambaréné is a town and the capital of Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. It has a population of 38,775 as of 2013, and is located 75 kilometres south of the equator. Lambaréné is based in the Central African Rainforest at the river Ogooué. This rive ...

. As of 2013, 69,287 people lived there. Unlike any other province of Gabon, Moyen-Ogooué has neither seacoast nor a foreign border. It borders the following provinces: *

Estuaire Province Estuaire is the most populous of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 20,740 km. The provincial capital is Libreville, which is also Gabon's national capital. The province is named for the Gabon Estuary, which lies at the heart of ...

– northwest * Woleu-Ntem Province – north-northeast * Ogooué-Ivindo Province – east * Ogooué-Lolo Province – southeast, at a

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* 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 Abanga-Bigne is a department of Moyen-Ogooué Province in west-central Gabon. The capital is Ndjolé. The N2 Road links Bifoun from the west to Ndjolé in the east, crossing the Abanga River not far from Ndjolé. Transportation from Librevi ...

(capital

Ndjolé Ndjolé is the capital town in the Abanga-Bigne Department in Gabon, lying northeast of Lambaréné on the Ogooué River, the N2 road and the Trans-Gabon Railway. It is known as a base for logging and as a transport hub. Ndjolé is the last ...

) * Ogooué et des Lacs Department (capital

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