Haut-Ogooué is the southeasternmost of

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

's nine

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. It is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of . The provincial capital is Franceville. One of its primary industries is

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, with

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and

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being found in the region. The uranium-bearing

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francevillite takes its name from the primary city. It is the historical home of three cultures, the Obamba, and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities. In August 2006, its

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club won the Gabon Independence Cup. Francevillite

To the northeast, east, and south, Haut-Ogooué borders several regions of the

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Cuvette-Ouest Cuvette-Ouest (or Western Cuvette) is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department of the Republic of the Congo in the western part of the country. Cuvette-Ouest is the least populated department in the country. It borders the departmen ...

– northeast * Cuvette – east * Plateaux – southeast * Lékoumou – south * Niari – southwest Domestically, it borders the following provinces: * Ogooué-Lolo – west * Ogooué-Ivindo – north

Departments

Haut-Ogooué is divided into 11 departments: * Djoue () * Djououri-Aguilli ( Bongoville) * Lekoni-Lekori ( Akiéni) * Lekoko ( Bakoumba) * Lemboumbi-Leyou (

Moanda Moanda may refer to * Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Moanda, Gabon, a town in Gabon ** Moanda railway station, a train station in Moanda, Gabon ** Moanda Airport, an airport in Moand ...

) * Mpassa ( Franceville) * Plateaux ( Lékoni) * Sebe-Brikolo ( Okondja) * Ogooué-Létili () * Lékabi-Léwolo (Ngouoni) * Bayi-Brikolo ()

References

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