As of 2011,
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 ...
contains 152 Cantons, 52 Communes, 29 Arrondissements, and 26 Districts. These are the third-level administrative units of Gabon and between them make up the units of the
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)
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Arrondissements tend to be units of major cities such as
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 ...
and communes are generally seated in the main cities and towns and incorporating the surrounding rural area. The cantons of Gabon are largely rural in nature with a small town or large village as the main centre.
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 ...
Commune of Libreville
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Premier Arrondissement
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Deuxième Arrondissement
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Troisième Arrondissement
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Quatrième Arrondissement
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Cinquième Arrondissement
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Sixième Arrondissement
Komo (
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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Commune of Kango
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Canton of Bokoué
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Canton of Engong
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Canton of Komo
Komo-Mondah (
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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Commune of Ntoum
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Commune of Owendo
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Canton of Ikoy-Tsini
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Canton of Komo-Ntoum
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Canton of Mbéi
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Canton of Océan-Gongoué
Komo-Océan ( Ndzomoé)
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Commune of Ndzomoé
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Canton of Remboué-Gongoué
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Canton of Océan-Gongoué
Noya (
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 the main border town for Equatorial Guinea, ferries sailing to Cogo across the river and the bor ...
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Commune of Cocobeach
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Canton of Mouni-Noya
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Canton of Océan-Mondah
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 ...
Commune of Franceville
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Deuxième Arrondissement
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Troisième Arrondissement
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Quatrième Arrondissement
Bayi-Brikolo ( Aboumi)
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Commune of Aboumi
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Canton of Brikolo
Djoue ( Onga)
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Commune of Onga
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Canton of Gayi
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Canton of Mpani
Djououri-Aguilli (
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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Commune of Bongoville
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Canton of Kayié
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Canton of Lékeye
Lékabi-Léwolo ( Ngouoni)
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Commune of Ngouoni
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Canton of Ekoula
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Canton of Enkoro (Ngatara)
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Canton of Ngoua
Lekoni-Lekori ( Akieni)
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Commune of Akiéni
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Canton of Lébényi
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Canton of Lessimi
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Canton of Léwoumou
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Canton of Limi
Lekoko (
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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Commune of Bakoumba
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Canton of Lébombi
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Canton of Miagassa
Leboumbi-Leyou (
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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Commune of Moanda
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Canton of Lébombi-Lékédi
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Canton of Lékédi-Leyou
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Commune of Mounana
Mpassa (
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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Canton of Kassa
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Canton of Lekabi
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Canton of Ndjoumou
Ogooué-Létili ( Boumango)
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Commune of Boumango
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Canton of Loula
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Canton of Maloundou
Plateaux ( Leconi)
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Commune of Léconi
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Canton of Djouélé-Laboumi
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Canton of Djouya
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Canton of Louri
Sebe-Brikolo (
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 ...
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Commune of Okandja
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Canton of Louami-Lélama
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Canton of Lékori
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Canton of Lekala
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Canton of Mouniandzi
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Canton of Sébé-Louri
Moyen-Ogooué Province
Moyen-Ogooué is one of Gabon's nine provinces. It covers an area of . The provincial capital is Lambaréné. As of 2013, 69,287 people lived there.
Unlike any other province of Gabon, Moyen-Ogooué has neither seacoast nor a foreign border. It ...
Abanga-Bigne ( Ndjole)
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Commune of Ndjolé
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Canton of Bifoun-Wéliga
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Canton of Ebel-Abanga
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Canton of Ebel-Alembé
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Canton of Samkita
Ogooue et des Lacs (
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 ...
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Commune of Lambaréné
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Canton of Lacs-du-Nord
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Canton of Lacs-du-Sud
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Canton of Ogooué-Amont
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Canton of Ogooué-Aval
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Canton of Ogooué-Mbiné
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Canton of Ogooué-Ngounié
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Canton of Route de Fougamou
Ngounié Province
Ngounié is a province of south-central Gabon covering an area of . Its capital is Mouila. At the 2013 census it had 100,838 inhabitants. In 2016, its governor was Benjamin Nzigou.
History
The province is named after the Ngounié River, which ...
Boumi-Louetsi (
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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Commune of Mbigou
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Canton of Bagandou-Ngounié
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Canton of Basse-Louétsi
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Canton of Doua
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Canton of Louétsi-Boumi
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Canton of Ngounié-Louétsi
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Canton of Wano-Ivindzi
Dola Dola may refer to:
* Dola (mythology), protective spirits in Polish mythology
* Dola, Ohio, United States
* Dola, Shahdol, India
* Dola, Gabon, a department of Gabon
* Dola, Burkina Faso
Dola, Burkina Faso is a village in the Bilanga Department of ...
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Ndende)
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Commune of Ndendé
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Canton of Dola-Nord
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Canton of Dola-Sud
Douya-Onoye (
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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Commune of Mouila
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Canton of Dibadi
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Canton of Dikoka
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Canton of Ngounié-Centre
Louetsi-Bibaka ( Malinga)
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Commune of Malinga
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Canton of Haute-Bibaka
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Canton of Haute-Louétsi
Louetsi-Wano ( Lébamba)
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Commune of Lébamba
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Canton of Soungou
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Canton of Wanou-Biroundou
Mougalaba ( Guiétsou)
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Commune of Guiétsou
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Canton of Basse-Mougalaba
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Canton of Haute-Mougalaba
Ndolou ( Mandji)
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Commune of Mandji
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Canton of Doubanga
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Canton of Dourembou
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Canton of Koumou
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Canton of Péni
Ogoulou (
Mimongo
Mimongo is a place in the region of Province de la Ngounie in Gabon at 1°37'12" south of the equator and 11°36'36" east of the Greenwich Prime Meridian.
Mimongo has a population of approximately 3,307 people.
Facts on Mimongo:
Name: Mimongo ...
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Commune of Mimongo
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Canton of Dibwa
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Canton of Haute-Dikobi
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Canton of Haute-Ogoulou
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Canton of Ogoulou-Onoye
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Canton of Omba
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Canton of Vieux-Mimongo
Tsamba-Magotsi (
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 ...
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Commune of Fougamou
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Canton of Banda
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Canton of Dibwa
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Canton of Oumba
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Canton of Sindara
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Canton of Tandou
Nyanga Province
Nyanga is the southernmost of Gabon's nine provinces. The provincial capital is Tchibanga, which had a total of 31294 inhabitants in 2013 (more than the half of the province population). Nyanga is the least populated province of the nine and the ...
Basse-Banio (
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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Commune of Mayumba
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Canton of Loubetsi-Divoungou
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Canton of Mayombé
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Canton of Mouwambi
Douigni ( Moabi)
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Commune of Moabi
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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Canton Douami-Mouembi
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Canton Doubandji
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Canton Migamba-Yara
Doutsila ( Mabanda)
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Commune of Mabanda
The commune of Mabanda is a commune of Makamba Province in southern Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''Répu ...
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Canton of Haute-Dola
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Canton of Haute-Ngongo
Haute-Banio ( Ndindi)
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Commune of Ndindi
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Canton of Lagune
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Canton of Louzibi
Mongo
Mongo may refer to:
Geography Africa
* Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city
* Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo (Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction)
* Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom
* Mongo River (Little Scarces River), Guinea and Sierra Leone, a tributar ...
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Moulèngui-Binza)
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Commune of Moulèngui-Binza
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Canton of Douki
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Canton of Voungou
Mougoutsi (
Tchibanga
Tchibanga is a city in the Nyanga Province of southern Gabon, situated on the Nyanga River. It has an estimated population of 24,000 (2008). The town lies on the N6 road and is home to Tchibanga Airport and a market. It lies near the Ivela Fal ...
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Commune of Tchibanga
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Canton of Doughegny
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Canton of Doussegoussou
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Canton of Mougalaba-Divoungou
Ogooué-Ivindo Province
Ogooué-Ivindo Province is the northeasternmost of Gabon's nine provinces, though its Lopé Department is in the very center of the country. It gets its name from two rivers, the Ogooué and the Ivindo. This province, containing thousands of s ...
Ivindo (
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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Commune of Makokou
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Canton of Aboye
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Canton of Ivindo
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Canton of Liboumba
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Canton of Mouniandzi
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Canton of Ntang-Louli
Lope ( Booue)
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Commune of Booué
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Canton of Fieng-Okano
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Canton of Lélédi
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Canton of Lézinda
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Canton of Nké
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Canton of Offoue-Aval
Mvoung ( Ovan)
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Commune of Ovan
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Canton of Belémé
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Canton of Dzoué
Zadie ( Mekambo)
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Commune of Mékambo
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Canton of Bengoué
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Canton of Djouah
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Canton of Loué
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Canton of Sassamongo
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 ...
Lolo-Bouenguidi (
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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Commune of Koulamoutou
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Canton of Basse-Lombo
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Canton of Bouénguidi-Moualo
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Canton of Lolo-Wagna
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Canton of Moualo-Onoye
Lombo-Bouenguidi (
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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Commune of Pana
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Canton of Haute-Bouénguidi
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Canton of Haute-Lombo
Mouloundou (
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 ...
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Commune of Lastoursville
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Canton of Lassio-Sébé
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Canton of Léyou
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Canton of Ogooué-Amont
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Canton of Ogooué-Aval
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Canton of Poungui
Offoué-Onoye ( Iboundji)
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Commune of Iboundji
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Canton of Offoué
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Canton of Onoye
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 (
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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Commune of Port-Gentil
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Canton of Lac Anengué
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Canton of Océan
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Canton of Ogooué
Etimboue ( Omboue)
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Commune of Omboué
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Canton of Lagune-Ngooué
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Canton of Lagune-Nkomi
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Canton of Rembo-Nkomi
Ndougou (
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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Commune of Gamba
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Canton of Basse-Nyanga
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Canton of Lagune-Ndougou
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Canton of Rembo-Bongou
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 ( Medouneu)
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Commune of Médouneu
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Canton of Komo-Abanga
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Canton of Mbéy
Haut-Ntem (
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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Commune of Minvoul
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Canton of Nord
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Canton of Sossolo-Ntem
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Canton of Sud
Ntem (
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
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Commune of Bitam
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Canton of Ekorété
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Canton of Kess
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Canton of Koum
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Canton of Mboa'a
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Canton of Mvézé
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Canton of Ntem I
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Canton of Ntem II
Okano (
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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Commune of Mitzic
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Canton of Doum
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Canton of Doumandzou
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Canton of Lalara
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Canton of Okala
Woleu (
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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Commune of Oyem
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Canton of Bissok
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Canton of Ellelem
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Canton of Kyé
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Canton of Nyè
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Canton of Woleu
References
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