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 36,547 km² (14,111 sq mi). The provincial capital is Franceville. One of its primary industries is mining, with manganese, gold and uranium being found in the region. The uranium-bearing mineral francevillite takes its name from the primary city. It is the historical home of three cultures, the Obamba, Ndzebi [fr] and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities.^[3] In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cup.^[4]

Francevillite from the Mounana mine, near Franceville.

Haut-Ogooué
Province
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Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon
Coordinates: 1°38′S 13°35′E
Country	Gabon
Capital	Franceville
Area
• Total	36,547 km2 (14,111 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	250,799[1]
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
HDI (2017)	0.683[2] medium

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

• Cuvette-Ouest – northeast
• Cuvette – east
• Plateaux – southeast
• Lékoumou – south
• Niari – southwest

Domestically, it borders the following provinces:

• Ogooué-Lolo – west
• Ogooué-Ivindo – north

Departments

Departments of Haut-Ogooué

Haut-Ogooué is divided into 11 departments:

• Djoue (Onga [es])
• Djououri-Aguilli (Bongoville)
• Lekoni-Lekori (Akiéni)
• Lekoko (Bakoumba)
• Lemboumbi-Leyou (Moanda)
• Mpassa (Franceville)
• Plateaux (Lékoni)
• Sebe-Brikolo (Okondja)
• Ogooué-Létili (Boumango [fr])
• Lékabi-Léwolo (Ngouoni)
• Bayi-Brikolo (Aboumi [fr])