Woleu-Ntem is the northernmost 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 ...

's nine

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

. It covers an area of 38,465 km and named after Woleu and Ntem rivers that cross it. The provincial capital is

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 ...

, which had a total of 60,685 inhabitants in 2013. As Woleu-Ntem is the most northerly province of Gabon, it is the only province that borders

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, and the only one with multiple foreign borders (other two being the Republics of the Congo and of

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

). It borders the following areas of these countries: * Sangha Department, Republic of the Congo – east *

South Province, Cameroon The South Region (french: Région du Sud) is located in the southwestern and south-central portion of the Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon. It is bordered to the east by the East Region (Cameroon), East Region, to the north by the Centre Region (C ...

– north * Kié-Ntem Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, north of Wele-Nzas * Wele-Nzas Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, east of Centro Sur and south of Kié-Ntem * Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, west of Wele-Nzas Domestically, it borders the following provinces: * Estuaire – southwest * Moyen-Ogooué – south * Ogooué-Ivindo – southeast

Departments

Woleu-Ntem is divided into 5 departments: *

Haut-Komo (department) Haut-Komo is a department of Woleu-Ntem Province in northern Gabon. The capital lies at Médouneu Médouneu is a small town in northern Gabon. It is the capital of the Haut-Ntem Department in Woleu-Ntem Woleu-Ntem is the northernmost of ...

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Médouneu Médouneu is a small town in northern Gabon. It is the capital of the Haut-Ntem Department in Woleu-Ntem 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 th ...

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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 ( ...

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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 ...

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Bitam Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road on the border with Cameroon. As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923. It is home to a large market and an airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly ...

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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 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 eleva ...

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References

Sources

The World Factbook
* https://www.amazinggabon.com/en/woleu-ntem-province/ * https://www.citypopulation.de/php/gabon-admin.php?adm1id=9 * https://www.fotw.info/flags/ga-wn.html Provinces of Gabon {{Gabon-geo-stub