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 nort ...
'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, 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
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
, and the only one with multiple foreign borders (other two being the Republics of the
Congo and of
Equatorial Guinea). It borders the following areas of these countries:
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Sangha Department, Republic of the Congo – east
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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
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Kié-Ntem Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, north of Wele-Nzas
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Wele-Nzas Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, east of Centro Sur and south of Kié-Ntem
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Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea – northwest, west of Wele-Nzas
Domestically, it borders the following provinces:
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Estuaire – southwest
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Moyen-Ogooué – south
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Ogooué-Ivindo – southeast
Departments
Woleu-Ntem is divided into 5 departments:
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Haut-Komo (department) (
Médouneu)
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Haut-Ntem (department) (
Minvoul)
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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 ...
(
Bitam)
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Okano (department) (
Mitzic)
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Woleu (department) (
Oyem)
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
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