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]
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
Haut-Ogooué is divided into 11 departments:
- Djoue (Template:Ill)
- Djououri-Aguilli (Bongoville)
- Lekoni-Lekori (Akiéni)
- Lekoko (Bakoumba)
- Lemboumbi-Leyou (Moanda)
- Mpassa (Franceville)
- Plateaux (Lékoni)
- Sebe-Brikolo (Okondja)
- Ogooué-Létili (Template:Ill)
- Lékabi-Léwolo (Ngouoni)
- Bayi-Brikolo (Template:Ill)
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