The 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 ...

are divided into forty-nine

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, ...

. The departments are listed below, by province (capitals in parentheses):

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 ...

Komo Department Komo Department is a department of Estuaire Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Kango. The department had a population of 17,575 in 2013. Towns and villages *Zoulameyong Zoulameyong is a town in Komo Department, Estuaire Province, ...

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Kango Kango is a town in the Estuaire Province of Gabon, Central Africa, lying on the Komo River and the N1 road. It has a station near the Trans-Gabon Railway, where the railway bridges the Gabon Estuary. Kango is a small town with a population of ...

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Komo-Mondah Department Komo-Mondah is a department in the Estuaire Province in western Gabon. The capital is located in Ntoum with a population of 90,096 as of 2013. Towns and villages * Ntoum Famous people Well-known people from the Department include Paul Biyogh� ...

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Ntoum Ntoum or Nkan is a town in Estuaire Province in northwestern Gabon. It is the capital of the Komo-Mondah Department. Nkan lies along the N1 road and L106 road, 39.2 kilometres by road east of Libreville and 12.2 kilometres north of Nzamaligue. ...

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Noya Department Noya is a department of Estuaire Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Cocobeach Cocobeach is a town in northwestern Gabon, lying on the south bank of the Muni River. It is the capital of the Noya Department. It has a beach and is th ...

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Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been inh ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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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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 Ba ...

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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 equ ...

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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. Locate ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 co ...

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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 Savor ...

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Sebe-Brikolo Department Sebe-Brikolo is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Okondja Okondja is a town in Haut-Ogooué province, eastern Gabon. It is the capital of the Sebe-Brikolo Department. According to the 1993 census it ...

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Okondja Okondja is a town in Haut-Ogooué province, eastern Gabon. It is the capital of the Sebe-Brikolo Department. According to the 1993 census it had a population of 5,193 and in 2013 it had an estimated population of 10,136 . It lies along Nationa ...

) * Ogooué-Létili Department ( Boumango) * Lékabi-Léwolo Department ( Ngouoni) *

Bayi-Brikolo Department Bayi-Brikolo is a department of Haut-Ogooué Province in 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 bord ...

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Moyen-Ogooué Province

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 Libreville ...

( Ndjole) * Ogooué et des Lacs Department ( Lambaréné)

Ngounié Province

Boumi-Louetsi Department Boumi-Louetsi is a department of Ngounié Province in southern Gabon. The capital lies at Mbigou. It had a population of 13,223 in 2013. Towns and villages *Mbigou *Lingoye Lingoye is a village in southern Gabon. It is located in the Boumi-Lou ...

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Mbigou Mbigou is a town in southern Gabon. It is the principal town in the Boumi-Louetsi Department in Ngounié Province, about 84 kilometres from Ndendé Ndendé is a town and capital of the Dola Department in Ngounié Province, southern Gabon. It ...

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Dola Department Dola is a department of Ngounié Province in southern Gabon. The capital lies at Ndendé Ndendé is a town and capital of the Dola Department in Ngounié Province, southern Gabon. It is located 549 kilometres southeast of Libreville Libre ...

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Ndendé Ndendé is a town and capital of the Dola Department in Ngounié Province, southern Gabon. It is located 549 kilometres southeast of Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of ...

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Douya-Onoy Department Douya-Onoy is a department of Ngounié Province in south-western Gabon. The capital lies at Mouila Mouila is the capital of the Ngounié region of Gabon. It lies on the Ngounié River and the N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 p ...

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Mouila Mouila is the capital of the Ngounié region of Gabon. It lies on the Ngounié River and the N1 road and has a population of about 20,000 people. Its main sight is Lac Bleu, a lake known for its bright blue water. Mouila is very spread out ...

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Louetsi-Wano Department Louetsi-Wano is a department of Ngounié Province in south-western Gabon. The capital lies at Lébamba Lébamba is a small town in south-western Gabon. It is the capital of Louetsi-Wano Department in Ngounié Province. It lies along the N6 ...

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Lébamba Lébamba is a small town in south-western Gabon. It is the capital of Louetsi-Wano Department in Ngounié Province. It lies along the N6 road, 38.3 kilometres northeast of Ndendé. A Catholic Mission has long been established in Lébamba. Geog ...

) * Ndolou Department (

Mandji Lastoursville or Mandji is a city in east-central Gabon, lying on the Ogooué River, the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It was founded as a slave depot named ''Mandji'', renamed ''Maadiville'' in 1883 and finally took its current name fo ...

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Ogoulou Department Ogoulou is a department of Ngounié Province in southern 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 bor ...

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Tsamba-Magotsi Department Tsamba-Magotsi is a department of Ngounié Province in southern Gabon. The capital lies at Fougamou. It had a population of 14,875 in 2013. Towns and villages *Guidouma Guidouma is a small town in Tsamba-Magotsi Department of Ngounié Province ...

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Fougamou Fougamou is a small town in Ngounié Province in Gabon. It has a population of about 4,100 and is the capital of Tsamba-Magotsi Department. It lies along the west bank of the Ngounié River on the N1 road between Lambaréné and Mouila. The town ...

) * Louetsi-Bibaka Department (Malinga) * Mougalaba Department (Guietsou)

Nyanga Province

Basse-Banio Department Basse-Banio is a department of Nyanga Province in southern Gabon. The capital lies at Mayumba Mayumba is a Vili- and Shira-speaking town of about 5,208 people on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Gabon, at the end of the N6 road, lying on a penin ...

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Mayumba Mayumba is a Vili- and Shira-speaking town of about 5,208 people on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Gabon, at the end of the N6 road, lying on a peninsula separated from the mainland by the Banio Lagoon. Description It is known for its long sandy ...

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Douigni Department Douigni is a department of Nyanga Province in southern 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 borde ...

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Haute-Banio Department Haute-Banio is a department of Nyanga Province in south-western Gabon. It is the most southernly department in Gabon and borders the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó) ...

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Ndindi Ndindi is a small town in Gabon. It is the capital of the Haute-Banio in Nyanga Province. See also *Antoine Mboumbou Miyakou Antoine de Padoue Mboumbou Miyakou (born 12 March 1937"Mboumbou Miyakou Antoine de Padoue", ''Gabon: Les Hommes de Pou ...

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Mougoutsi Department Mougoutsi is a department of Nyanga Province in southern 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 bo ...

( Tchibanga) * Doutsila Department (

Mabanda Mabanda means Pathfinder (the way finder). Mabanda is also named after human beings for example, Mabanda Shita Mayankwa from Zambia.And Mabanda is a city located close to the southern tip of Burundi, near the border with Tanzania Tanzania ...

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Mongo Department Mongo is a department of Nyanga Province in 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 Equa ...

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Ogooué-Ivindo Province

Ivindo Department Ivindo is a department of Ogooué-Ivindo Province in northern-central Gabon. Its capital is also the province's capital, Makokou Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in Gabon. Its coordinates are . Its altitude is ...

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Makokou Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo province in Gabon. Its coordinates are . Its altitude is 308 m. Its population in 2004 is around 16,600. The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road. It grew around iron ore mini ...

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Lope Department Lope is an old given name of Basque, Gascon and Spanish origin, derived from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Lope may refer to: *Lope de Isásaga (1493–1515), Basque Spanish ''conquistador'' *Lope de Aguirre (1510s – 1561), Basque Spanish ''c ...

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Booué Booué is a small town in central Gabon. It is situated in Lopé Department, southwest side of the Ogooué-Ivindo Province. The town lies just 6.6 miles to the south of the Equator and is the province's only Department capital in the Souther ...

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Mvoung Department Mvoung is a department of Ogooué-Ivindo Province in northern-central Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equat ...

( Ovan) * Zadie Department ( Mekambo)

Ogooué-Lolo Province The Ogooué-Lolo Province is one of the nine provinces of Gabon, slightly southeast of central Gabon. The regional capital is Koulamoutou, a city of approximately 16,000 people. It is the ninth largest city in Gabon and the home of slightly more ...

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Koulamoutou Koulamoutou is the capital of Ogooué-Lolo Province in east-central Gabon, with a population of around 16,000 people. It lies at the confluence of the Lolo River and the River Bouenguidi and on the N6 road. The town has an airport and had bee ...

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Lombo-Bouenguidi Department Lombo-Bouenguidi is a department of Ogooué-Lolo Province in 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 ...

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Pana Pana or PANA may refer to: *Pana (mythology), a god in Inuit religion *PANA, in telecommunications, a Plain ANAlog loop Alarm circuit *Protocol for carrying Authentication for Network Access, a network access authentication protocol *Pana, used fo ...

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Mouloundou Department Mouloundou is a department of Ogooué-Lolo Province in eastern Gabon. The capital lies at Lastoursville. It had a population of 27,750 in 2013. Towns and villages *Lastoursville Lastoursville or Mandji is a city in east-central Gabon, lying ...

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Lastoursville Lastoursville or Mandji is a city in east-central Gabon, lying on the Ogooué River, the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It was founded as a slave depot named ''Mandji'', renamed ''Maadiville'' in 1883 and finally took its current name f ...

) * Offoué-Onoye Department ( Iboundji)

Ogooué-Maritime Province 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 ...

Bendje Department Bendje is a department of Ogooué-Maritime Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Port-Gentil Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber in ...

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Port-Gentil Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta with no bridges to the mainland. Nea ...

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Etimboue Department Etimboue is a department of Ogooué-Maritime Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Omboué Omboué is a town located in Ogooué-Maritime province, Gabon. Geography It is the departmental capital of Etimboué Department. It is si ...

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Ndougou Department Ndougou is a department of Ogooué-Maritime Province in western Gabon. The capital lies at Gamba Gamba or Gambas may refer to: Geography *Gamba, Gabon, a port **Gamba Airport in Gamba, Gabon *Gamba, Chad, a town *Gamba County, Tibet People *Ga ...

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Gamba Gamba or Gambas may refer to: Geography *Gamba, Gabon, a port **Gamba Airport in Gamba, Gabon *Gamba, Chad, a town *Gamba County, Tibet People *Gamba (surname) *Gamba (footballer) (Carlos Alberto Gambarotta; 1893–1944), Brazilian footballer Ot ...

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Woleu-Ntem Province Woleu-Ntem is the northernmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of 38,465 km and named after Woleu and Ntem rivers that cross it. The provincial capital is Oyem, which had a total of 60,685 inhabitants in 2013. As Woleu-Ntem i ...

Haut-Komo Department Haut-Komo is a Department (country subdivision), department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Médouneu. The department borders with Equatorial Guinea. It had a population of 3,403 in 2013. References

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Haut-Ntem Department Haut-Ntem is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital is Minvoul Minvoul is a town in Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon. Location It is near the border with Cameroon and is near a tributary of the Ntem River The Campo (i ...

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Minvoul Minvoul is a town in Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon. Location It is near the border with Cameroon and is near a tributary of the Ntem River The Campo (in Spanish: ''Río Campo'') or Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, mainland Equatorial G ...

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Ntem Department Ntem is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Bitam. It borders Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du ...

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Bitam Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road (Gabon), N2 road on the border with Cameroon. As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923. It is home to a large Market (place), market and an Bitam Airport, airport. Climate Reference ...

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Okano Department Okano is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Mitzic Mitzic is a town located in Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon. Mitzic is located 322.71 km from Libreville, the capital of Gabon, and 111.47 km from ...

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Mitzic Mitzic is a town located in Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon. Mitzic is located 322.71 km from Libreville, the capital of Gabon, and 111.47 km from Oyem, capital of Woleu Ntem. History The work of the late Moise Nkoghe Mvé, entitled ''The H ...

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Woleu Department Woleu is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Oyem. It borders Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Repu ...

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Oyem Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem. Geography The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultural ...

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