Haut-Ogooué Province

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Haut-Ogooué is the southeasternmost of Gabon's nine provinces. It is named after the Ogooué River. It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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, Template:Ill and Téké. Like many regions in Africa, more traditional uses of the land have given way to rural migration to the larger cities.[1] In August 2006, its soccer club won the Gabon Independence Cup.[2]

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Francevillite from the Mounana mine, near Franceville.

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

Domestically, it borders the following provinces:

Departments

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Departments of Haut-Ogooué

Haut-Ogooué is divided into 11 departments:

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